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A port beam view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

A port beam view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An elevated starboard side view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

An elevated starboard side view of the guided missile frigate USS NICH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) underway during MIDRON cruise

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: HM2 Wilson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sailors manning the rails aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) watch as their ship nears its berth at Naval Station, Charles, S.C. The guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) is in the background. The two ships left Charleston on September 21, 1990, for the Persian Gulf, where they served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Sailors manning the rails aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

U.S. Navy (USN) Sailors of the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) man the rails as the ship prepares to pull into her homeport on Nov. 14, 2006. The NICHOLAS returned home after a successful six-month deployment with Enterprise Carrier Strike Group in support of the global war on terrorism. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Lolita Lewis) (Released)

U.S. Navy (USN) Sailors of the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Lolita Lewis, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An officer arrives at the Bath Iron Works shipyard to attend the commissioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47)

An officer arrives at the Bath Iron Works shipyard to attend the commi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Commander James F. Amerault, commanding officer of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47), addresses guests attending the ship's commissioning ceremony at Bath Iron Works shipyard

Commander James F. Amerault, commanding officer of the Oliver Hazard P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

LT. Dana Wiener, intelligence officer aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47), indicates the positions of ships in the Strait of Hormuz during an intelligence briefing

LT. Dana Wiener, intelligence officer aboard the guided missile frigat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Mitchell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II pins a medal on a petty officer during an awards ceremony aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). Kelso is visiting the NICHOLAS prior to its arrival at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., to which the ship is returning following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II pins a medal on a pet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM/SHIELD Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Family members and friends hold signs and flags as they wait on the pier for the arrival of the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) and the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The ships are returning to Charleston following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Family members and friends hold signs and flags as they wait on the pi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

Family members and friends gathered to meet the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) and the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The ships are returning to Charleston following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Family members and friends gathered to meet the guided missile destroy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

LT. CMDR. Robert L. Cullinan, executive officer of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47), speaks to a group of petty officers. The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

LT. CMDR. Robert L. Cullinan, executive officer of the guided missile ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

People in the crowd gathered to meet the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) and the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) wave flags as they wait for the ships to tie up. The ships are returning to Charleston following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

People in the crowd gathered to meet the guided missile destroyer USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

Flight deck crewmen refuel an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Flight deck crewmen refuel an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The US Navy (USN) ENTERPRISE Carrier Strike Group (CSG) sails in formation through the Atlantic Ocean. The ENTERPRISE CSG, consists of the USN aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), the USN Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) (front left), USN Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55) (front right) and USN Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS MCFAUL (DDG 74) (left), following closely behind is the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS SUPPLY (T-AOE 6). Also pictured with the strike group is the USN Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS (DDG 95), which is...

The US Navy (USN) ENTERPRISE Carrier Strike Group (CSG) sails in forma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The US Navy (USN) ENTERPRISE Carrier Strike Group (CSG) sails in formation through the Atlantic Ocean. The ENTERPRISE CSG, cons... More

Close-up view of a test missile in the launcher aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The missile, which is loaded with electronics, provides data to fire control systems technicians by reporting on the missile launching system. The ship is taking part in Earnest Will, a convoy mission in which reflagged Kuwaiti tankers are escorted through waters of the Gulf by U.S. naval ships

Close-up view of a test missile in the launcher aboard the guided miss...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EARNEST WILL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

A starboard quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) underway in support of Operation Desert Shield

A starboard quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: OS2 Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Passengers board an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Passengers board an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II pins an Enlisted Surface Warfare Qualification insignia on a petty officer during an awards ceremony aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) as the ship returns to its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II pins an Enlisted Surf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II addresses the crew of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) during an awards ceremony. Kelso is visiting the NICHOLAS prior to its arrival at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., to which the ship is returning following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II addresses the crew of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Frank B. Kelso II and his official party board a Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 36 (HSL-36) SH-2F Sea Sprite helicopter aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The CNO was flown aboard the NICHOLAS to present personal awards to six members of the ship's crew. The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Frank B. Kelso II and his officia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter idles on the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). Beneath the helicopter is the carriage for the ship's recovery assistance, securing and traversing (RAST) system. The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter idles on the flight deck of the guided m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

Approved insignia for: Guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47)

Approved insignia for: Guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard beam view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

A starboard beam view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine Corps honor guard performs at the Bath Iron Works shipyard during the commissioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47)

A Marine Corps honor guard performs at the Bath Iron Works shipyard du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An officer addresses guests attending the commissioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) at the Bath Iron Works shipyard

An officer addresses guests attending the commissioning ceremony for t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Electronics Technician Third Class (ET3) Rex Ellis aims the 25 mm chain gun as ET3 Steve Brabant stands by during target practice aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) in the Persian Gulf

Electronics Technician Third Class (ET3) Rex Ellis aims the 25 mm chai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nicholas (FFG 47) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Terry Mitchell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Two sailors sit on the fantail aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) as the ship steams toward Naval Station, Charleston, S.C. The NICHOLAS is returning to Charleston following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Two sailors sit on the fantail aboard the guided missile frigate USS N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Sosa Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Sailors aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) decorate the ship as it nears its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C. The NICHOLAS left Charleston on September 21, 1990, for the Persian Gulf, where it served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Sailors aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) decora...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

The large harbor tug NATCHITOCHES (YTB-799) heads across the harbor with reporters and cameramen aboard. The media personnel are covering the return of the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) and the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C. The two ships left Charleston on September 21, 1990, for the Persian Gulf, where they served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The large harbor tug NATCHITOCHES (YTB-799) heads across the harbor wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

Family members and friends gathered to meet the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) and the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The ships are returning to Charleston following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Family members and friends gathered to meet the guided missile destroy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

Family members and friends gathered to meet the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) and the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The ships are returning to Charleston following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Family members and friends gathered to meet the guided missile destroy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

A tugboat nudges the U.S. Navy Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) into position as she moors to Pier 10 at Naval Station Norfolk. The NICHOLAS returned home after a successful six-month deployment with the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Apprentice SEAMAN Joshua Adam Nuzzo) (Released)

A tugboat nudges the U.S. Navy Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSA Joshua Adam Nuzzo, USN Release Status: Released... More

An elevated starboard quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

An elevated starboard quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An elevated stern view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47), right, moored at the Bath Iron Works shipyard. Two other frigates are moored alongside

An elevated stern view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Navy cameraman film activities taking place during the commissioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) at the Bath Iron Works shipyard

Navy cameraman film activities taking place during the commissioning c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A signalman aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) uses a signal light to send a message to the bridge of another U.S. Navy ship during an Earnest Will convoy mission in which Kuwaiti tankers are escorted through waters of the Gulf by U.S. naval ships

A signalman aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) us...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EARNEST WILL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Engineman Third Class (EN3) Danny Zwiebel and Torpedoman's Mate Gregory Morrison test fire an M2 .50 caliber machine gun from the deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) during a target practice session in the Persian Gulf

Engineman Third Class (EN3) Danny Zwiebel and Torpedoman's Mate Gregor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nicholas (FFG 47) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Terry Mitchell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A member of Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 44 (HSL-44) performs maintenance on one of the squadron's SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopters as another sailor paints an awning support aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A member of Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 44 (HSL-44) perfo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM/SHIELD Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Crewmen aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) watches a movie in the enlisted dining facility as the ship returns to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) watche...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

A bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An elevated port bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

An elevated port bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

A port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A speaker addresses guests attending the commissioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) at the Bath Iron Works shipyard

A speaker addresses guests attending the commissioning ceremony for th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

General Paul X. Kelley, commandant of the Marine Corps, addresses guest attending the commissioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) at the Bath Iron Works shipyard

General Paul X. Kelley, commandant of the Marine Corps, addresses gues...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

General Paul X. Kelley, commandant of the Marine Corps, inspects a rifle while reviewing a Marine Corps honor guard during the commissioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) at Bath Iron Works shipyard

General Paul X. Kelley, commandant of the Marine Corps, inspects a rif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

ENSIGN (ENS) Gary Nowicki uses the helicopter deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) (in the Persian Gulf) to play a game of one-man tennis

ENSIGN (ENS) Gary Nowicki uses the helicopter deck of the guided missi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nicholas (FFG 47) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Terry Mitchell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A mess management specialist works in the galley aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A mess management specialist works in the galley aboard the guided mis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Crew members manning the rails aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) watch as the large harbor tug PALATKA (YTB-801) approaches the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39). The NICHOLAS and the MACDONOUGH are departing Bermuda to begin the final part of their journey to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C. The ships are returning to Charleston following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Crew members manning the rails aboard the guided missile frigate USS N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Bermuda (BMU) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter is secured for refueling on the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter is secured for refueling on the flight d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A sailor embraces his wife as they stand near the stern of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) following the ship's return from its deployment to the Persian Gulf region from Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A sailor embraces his wife as they stand near the stern of the guided ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

LT. CMDR. Robert L. Cullinan, executive officer of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47), speaks to a group of petty officers. The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

LT. CMDR. Robert L. Cullinan, executive officer of the guided missile ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

An elevated bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

An elevated bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An elevated starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

An elevated starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An elevated bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47), left, moored at the Bath Iron Works shipyard. Two other frigates are moored alongside

An elevated bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Commander James F. Amerault, commanding officer of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47), addresses guests attending the ship's commissioning ceremony at the Bath Iron Works Shipyard

Commander James F. Amerault, commanding officer of the Oliver Hazard P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Crewman line the starbaord rail of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) during the ship's commissioning ceremony at the Bath Iron Works shipyard

Crewman line the starbaord rail of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guide...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An officer addresses guests attending the commissioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) at the Bath Iron Works shipyard

An officer addresses guests attending the commissioning ceremony for t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A quartermaster aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) uses a telescopic alidade to take a bearing off the coast of Bermuda as the ship returns to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A quartermaster aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, second from left, greets each of the officers of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) following an awards ceremony aboard the ship. The NICHOLAS is returning to its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, second from left, gr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Family members and friends hold up signs and flags as the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47), background, and the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) arrive at the pier. The ships are returning to Charleston following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Family members and friends hold up signs and flags as the guided missi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

Officers and enlisted men stand their watches on the bridge of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) as the ship returns to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C. The NICHOLAS departed Charleston on September 21, 1990, and sailed for the Persian Gulf, where the ship served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Officers and enlisted men stand their watches on the bridge of the gui...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The US Navy (USN) ENTERPRISE Carrier Strike Group (CSG) sails in formation through the Atlantic Ocean. The ENTERPRISE CSG, consists of the USN aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), the USN Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) (front left), USN Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55) (front right) and USN Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS MCFAUL (DDG 74) (left), following closely behind is the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS SUPPLY (T-AOE 6). Also pictured with the strike group is the USN Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS (DDG 95), which is...

The US Navy (USN) ENTERPRISE Carrier Strike Group (CSG) sails in forma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The US Navy (USN) ENTERPRISE Carrier Strike Group (CSG) sails in formation through the Atlantic Ocean. The ENTERPRISE CSG, cons... More

An elevated port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

An elevated port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

General Paul X. Kelley, commandant of the Marine Corps, reviews a Marine Corps honor guard during the commissioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) at Bath Iron Works shipyard

General Paul X. Kelley, commandant of the Marine Corps, reviews a Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A Navy-Marine Corps color guard stands at attention during the commissioning ceremony for Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) at the Bath Iron Works shipyard

A Navy-Marine Corps color guard stands at attention during the commiss...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

SEAMAN (SN) Roy Riker attaches a navigational chart of the Strait of Hormuz to the chart table on the bridge of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) in the Persian Gulf

SEAMAN (SN) Roy Riker attaches a navigational chart of the Strait of H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nicholas (FFG 47) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Terry Mitchell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

LT. Dan Taylor negotiates the broken rungs of a Jacob's ladder as he climbs down from the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) into a motor whaleboat. Taylor, a Navy Liaison Officer (NLO), will be transferred to a reflagged Kuwaiti tanker to act as a naval representative aboard the ship during an Earnest Will convoy mission in which the tankers are escorted through waters of the Gulf by U.S. naval ships

LT. Dan Taylor negotiates the broken rungs of a Jacob's ladder as he c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EARNEST WILL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, speaks to the crew of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) as the ship nears Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, speaks to the crew o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A sailor aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) hands out roses ordered by his fellow crew members as the ship heads up the Cooper River toward Naval Station, Charleston, S.C. The NICHOLAS is returning to Charleston following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A sailor aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) hands...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar... More

The friends and family members of crewmen assigned to the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47), left, and the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) visit with the sailors on the pier and aboard the ships. The NICHOLAS and MACDONOUGH have returned to Charleston following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The friends and family members of crewmen assigned to the guided missi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter comes in for a landing on the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter comes in for a landing on the flight dec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

CMDR. Dennis G. Morral, commanding officer of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47), salutes CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, left, after being presented with a Silver Star medal during an awards ceremony aboard the ship. The NICHOLAS is returning to its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CMDR. Dennis G. Morral, commanding officer of the guided missile friga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The US Navy (USN) Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) sails through the Atlantic Ocean in formation with the ENTERPRISE Carrier Strike group (CSG), on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

The US Navy (USN) Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Joshua Kinter, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

U.S. Navy (USN) Operation SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Robert Dovel greets his mother after returning from deployment aboard the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) on Nov. 9, 2006. The NICHOLAS deployed in support of the global war on terrorism and conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo (Released)

U.S. Navy (USN) Operation SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Robert Dovel gr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSA Joshua Adam Nuzzo, USN Release Status: Released... More

An elevated port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

An elevated port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine Corps honor guard performs at the Bath Iron Works shipyard during the commissioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47)

A Marine Corps honor guard performs at the Bath Iron Works shipyard du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Crew members stand at attention during the commissioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) at the Bath Iron Works shipyard

Crew members stand at attention during the commissioning ceremony for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Mess Management SPECIALIST 2nd Class Williams Hendrickson scans for mines from the bow of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) during an Earnest Will convoy mission in which tankers are led through the waters of the Gulf by U.S. naval ships

Mess Management SPECIALIST 2nd Class Williams Hendrickson scans for mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A sailor helps a shipmate with the strap of his Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (OBA) during OBA usage recertification aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The ship is taking part in Earnest Will, a convoy mission in which reflagged Kuwaiti tankers are escorted through waters of the Gulf by U.S. naval ships

A sailor helps a shipmate with the strap of his Oxygen Breathing Appar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EARNEST WILL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class Alan Ball, right, questions sailors on the correct usage of the Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (OBA) during OBA recertification aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The ship is taking part in Earnest Will, a convoy mission in which reflagged Kuwaiti tankers are escorted through waters of the Gulf by U.S. naval ships

Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class Alan Ball, right, questions sail...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EARNEST WILL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II and his aide walk across the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) to board a Helicopter Light Anti-submarine Squadron 36 (HSL-36) SH-2F Sea Sprite helicopter after Kelsos visit to the ship. The NICHOLAS is returning to its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II and his aide walk acr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The crew of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) stands at attention on the bow as CHIEF of Naval Operations Frank B. Kelso II and CMDR. Dennis G. Morral, commanding officer of the NICHOLAS, head aft following an awards ceremony aboard the ship. The NICHOLAS is returning to its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The crew of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) stands at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II presents a Navy Commendation Medal to a petty officer during an awards ceremony aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). Kelso is visiting the NICHOLAS prior to its arrival at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., to which the ship is returning following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II presents a Navy Comme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM/SHIELD Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Crew members man the rails aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) as the ship nears its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region from Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Crew members man the rails aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

U.S. Navy (USN) Sailors on board the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) heave a mooring line to secure the ship to the port after arriving into their homeport at Naval Station Norfolk on Nov. 14, 2006. The NICHOLAS returned home after a successful six-month deployment with Enterprise Carrier Strike Group in support of the global war on terrorism. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Lolita Lewis) (Released)

U.S. Navy (USN) Sailors on board the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Gui...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Lolita Lewis, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An elevated port beam view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47)

An elevated port beam view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A stern view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) underway

A stern view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) under...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen and officers of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) stand at attention during the ship's commissioning ceremony at the Bath Iron Works shipyard

Crewmen and officers of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A starboard quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) underway during MIDRON cruise

A starboard quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: HM2 Robert E. Wilson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SEAMAN John Stengel, after lookout, uses binoculars to scan the horizon from the stern of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) during an Earnest Will convoy mission where reflagged Kuwaiti tankers are escorted through waters of the Gulf by U.S. naval ships

SEAMAN John Stengel, after lookout, uses binoculars to scan the horizo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EARNEST WILL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

A port bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) in the Persian Gulf

A port bow view of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Terry Mitchell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) approaches the reflagged Kuwaiti tanker CHESAPEAKE CITY. The helicopter is transporting Navy Liaison Officers (NLOs), who will act as a naval representatives aboard the tanker, during Earnest Will, a convoy mission in which reflagged Kuwaiti tankers are escorted through waters of the Gulf by U.S. naval ships

An SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from the guided missile frigate USS NICHO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EARNEST WILL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

A plane director signals to the pilot of a Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 257 (HMLA-257) AH-1 Sea Cobra gunship on the helicopter deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) during Earnest Will, a convoy mission in which reflagged Kuwaiti tankers are escorted through waters of the Gulf by U.S. naval ships

A plane director signals to the pilot of a Marine Utility/Attack Helic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EARNEST WILL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Crewmen aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) eat dinner as the ship returns to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) eat di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Crewmen aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) look at a rainbow as the ship departs Bermuda to begin the final leg of its journey to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C. The NICHOLAS is returning to Charleston following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) look a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A flight deck crewman signals as a Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 36 (HSL-36) SH-2F Sea Sprite helicopter carrying CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Frank B. Kelso II and his official party departs the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) after the CNO presided over an awards ceremony aboard the ship. The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A flight deck crewman signals as a Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

CMDR. Dennis G. Morral, commanding officer of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47), speaks to his crew after being presented with a Silver Star medal during an awards ceremony aboard the ship. The NICHOLAS is returning to its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CMDR. Dennis G. Morral, commanding officer of the guided missile friga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

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