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A port bow view of the hulk of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) during scrapping operations at the Seawitch Marine Salvage Company at the Fairfield Marine Terminal in the outer harbor. Over two thirds of the armored flight deck has been cut away along with the elevators and part of the side bulkheads. The island has also been completely cut away

A port bow view of the decommissioned aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) tied up at the Baltimore Fairfield Terminal for scrapping. The ship is being scrapped by the Seawitch Marine Salvage Company

A port bow view of the hulk of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) during scrapping operations at the Seawitch Marine Salvage Company. Two thirds of the flight deck, the elevators, much of the side bulkheads and the island have already been cut away

A aerial port view of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) showing the progress of the scraping operation at the Seawitch Marine Salvage Company at the Fairfield Marine Terminal. Large sections of the flight deck and all the outborne elevators have already been cut away. The hulk of the merchant ship S.S. SEAWITCH lies on the opposite side of the pier from the carrier

An aerial port quarter view of hulk of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) being scrapped out at the Seawitch Marine Salvage Company at the Baltimore Fairfield Terminal

A close-up view of the island of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) as the Seawitch Salvage Co. dismantles the ship for scrap at Lambert Point. Resting on the flight deck of the top part of the ship's mast, which was removed at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard to ensure the carrier would have enough clearance to pass under the Chesapeake Bay bridges as it was towed to Baltimore

An aerial bow view of hulk of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) being scrapped out at the Seawitch Marine Salvage Company at the Baltimore Fairfield Terminal

A port bow view of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) moored at the Baltimore Fairfield Terminal for scrapping by the Seawitch Marine Salvage Company. Large portions of the armored flight deck have already been removed

A view of the island of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) as the Seawitch Salvage Co. dismantles the ship for scrap at Lambert Point. Resting on the flight deck is the top part of the ship's mast, which was removed at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard to ensure the carrier would have enough clearance to pass under the Chesapeake Bay bridges as it was towed to Baltimore

A port bow view of the hulk of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) tied up at the Seawitch Marine Salvage Company pier at the Fairfield Terminal. The view shows the process made on scrapping out the ship. The entire island structure has now been cut away. The ship arrived in Baltimore July 1993

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Base: Baltimore

State: Maryland (MD)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.)

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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20/08/1994
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port bow view hulk aircraft carrier aircraft carrier sea cv seawitch marine seawitch marine pier company pier fairfield terminal fairfield terminal process ship island structure island structure baltimore maryland ship exterior history of baltimore maryland high resolution aircraft carrier coral sea view marine company us national archives