12 February 2006

We have run across a number of birdseye sites not listed at local.live.com and invite pointers to more. Send to jya[at]cryptome.net

An example are the birdseyes for the Norfolk Naval Station and Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek which show a variety of amphibious vessels and warships galore -- hovercraft, high-speed vessels (HSV-X1 and HSV-2), carriers, submarines, destroyers and more. Log onto Norfolk, VA and pan around.

Naval Station Norfolk: http://www.navstanorva.navy.mil/

Ships homeported at Naval Station Norfolk: http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/s_hp_NF.htm

Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek: http://www.nablc.navy.mil/

Ships homeported at Little Creek: http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/s_hp_LC.htm

Sample birdseyes:

CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt at Norfolk Website: http://www.tr.surfor.navy.mil/default.aspx

CVN-73 USS George Washington at Norfolk (foreground) Military Sealift Laramie (T AO 203) (background) Website: http://gw.ffc.navy.mil/

6 Subs at Norfolk

LHD 3 USS Kearsarge and LHD 5 USS Bataan at Norfolk (Amphibious Assault Ships (Multi-Purpose)) Websites: http://www.kearsarge.navy.mil/ http://www.bataan.navy.mil/

Hovercraft at Little Creek

HSV-X1 High Speed Catamaran and Amphibious Vessels at Little Creek. Foreground USS Ashland (LSD 48) (Dock Landing Ship)

HSV-2 High Speed Catamaran and Dock Landing Ship (background) at Little Creek