Busy Day on San Diego Bay

Today, US Navy ships seemed to passing each other as some were deploying and some were coming home from deployment.

The USS Decatur DDG-73 came home from a 8 month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean and the Persian Gulf. As she arrived, the USS Preble DDG-88 left shortly thereafter on her way to the western Pacific.

While waiting for the Preble to depart, the USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 arrived at NAS North Island, where the USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 and the USS Nimitz CVN-68 were anchored. The USS Nimitz had her flight deck completely covered with aircraft, as she departed in the early afternoon, on her way, also to the western Pacific, maybe even later to be seen sitting off the coast of the Korean Peninsular.

After the Nimitz left San Diego Bay, the USNS Henry J. Kaiser, a fleet oiler (fuel ship) arrived with an unknown Los Angeles Class Attack submarine following behind the large tanker.