The USS Tarawa comes to Town

May 10, 2008 by Greg
Filed under: Hobart Port and Waterfront 

Visiting Hobart for three days from today is the USS Tarawa, an amphibious assault ship.

©hobartdaily.com - The USS Tarawa in Port, Hobart Australia


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©hobartdaily.com - The USS Tarawa in Port, Hobart Australia
From the domain Cenotaph

©hobartdaily.com - The USS Tarawa in Port, Hobart Australia
From the Lookout at the Springs on Mt Wellington. Gives you an idea of the size of the harbor that you can hardly see the ship at all. In 1978 the USS Enterprise was anchored in the Harbor

Comments

6 Comments on The USS Tarawa comes to Town

  1. Jules on Sun, 11th May 2008 10:48 am

    2. Great shot – what a majestic beast she is!!!

  2. Kris on Mon, 12th May 2008 11:09 am

    3. I’ve got my eye on this one for a shot at lunch today!

  3. Per Stromsjo on Mon, 12th May 2008 7:10 pm

    4. I agree, certainly an impressive vessel.

  4. Greg on Mon, 12th May 2008 9:45 pm

    5. Thanks guys for your visit and comments. Glad you enjoyed.

  5. Corey on Tue, 13th May 2008 8:48 pm

    6. Nice shot! I always found this big ships to be quite interesting structures.

  6. Parachute - Hobart Daily on Sat, 14th Jun 2008 7:17 pm

    7. [...] this picture as lots of people were walking on the domain near the cenotaph to have a look at the USS Tarawa docked at Macquarie Wharf but then i realised there was also a group of people instead looking straight up which seemed odd. [...]

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