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An overhead aerial view of the Navy's deperming station near Norfolk. The guided missile destroyer USS RAMAGE (DDG-61) is inside the station being depermed. This is a process to neutralize the magnetic field put out by a metal warship to eliminate the danger of magnetic influence mines

An overhead aerial view of the Navy's deperming station near Norfolk. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert J. Sitar Release Status: Rel... More

A bow-on view of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) in the deperming station crib outside Norfolk. The WASP, a new ship, is being depermed for the first time. This is a periodic requirement done by wrapping the ship in electric cables to run electrical currents back and forth until the ship has a negative polarity. This prevents the ship from detonating magnetic influence mines or torpedoes

A bow-on view of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) in the d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Westfall Release Status: Releas... More

Aerial starboard side view of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) inside the deperming station crib outside Norfolk. The WASP, a new ship, is being depermed for the first time. This is a periodic requirement done by wrapping the ship in electric cables to run electrical currents back and forth until the ship has a negative polarity. This prevents the ship from detonating magnetic influence mines or torpedoes

Aerial starboard side view of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Westfall Release Status: Releas... More

A view on board the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) as crewmembers of the deck force place electrical cable around the ship. As soon as the ship is wrapped in cables, electric current is run back and forth through them until the ship reaches a negative polarity. This is done to prevent the ship from detonating magnetic influence mines or torpedoes. The ship is in the deperming station crib between Norfolk and Craney Island

A view on board the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) as crewme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH 1 Westfall Release Status: Relea... More

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