With a ding on its bow the US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL (DDG 81) returns to Naval Station (NS) Norfolk following a collision with the Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS MCFAUL (DDG 74) [see 050924-N-3725R-044]. The two ships collided on August 22 while conducting exercises off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida (FL). Both ships experienced minor damage and no injuries
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Station, Norfolk
State: Virginia (VA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Gregory A. Roberts, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
24/09/2005
Location
Naval Base Post Office, 36.94679, -76.31728
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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