Naval vessels from four nations fall into position off the bow of Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74) for a parade formation and a rare photographic opportunity. Other ships include the Royal Navy Type 42 Class Destroyer Her Majestys Ship (HMS) SOUTHAMPTON (D-90) (left), Invincible Class (CV) Aircraft Carrier HMS ILLUSTRIOUS (R 06) (right), French Cassard Class Destroyer JEAN BART (D 615) (center), Charles de Gaulle Class Aircraft Carrier CHARLES DE GAULLE (R 91) (center right), Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) (rear left), and Italian Navy (Marina Militare) ship Garibaldi Class Aircraft Carrier MM GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (C 551)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Country: Arabian Sea
Scene Major Command Shown: Ships - Foreign - UK-FRS-Italy
Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Aw/Sw) Bryan Dunn, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Tags
Date
01/02/2002
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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