USS SOMERS (DD~947/DDG~34)
The Somers at Port Hueneme
The following photos were taken of the Somers at Port Hueneme.
USS SOMERS (DD~947/DDG~34)
The Somers at Port Hueneme
The following photos were taken of the Somers at Port Hueneme.
Picture 1: The USS Somers at Port Hueneme California, December 1997. (Photo from the April 1998 "Naval History" magazine.)
Picture 2: Some more picture's of The Somers at Port Hueneme (Courtesy of David Faultersack)
Picture 3: Aboard the Somers. The Mess Decks.
Picture 4 Standing in the chowline one last time.
Picture 5: It's fun to notice the little things that are still there.
Picture 6: What's left of the gear in CIC.
Picture 7: The bunks are all silent.
Picture 8: The Bridge
Picture 9: The "Super Somers" logo that the ship wore her last couple of her years in the fleet.
Picture 10: What's left of the "Desron 25" logo. Desron 25 was the ship's last squadron.
Picture 11: The fantail. You can see the helicopter deck they built for her use as an experimental ship.
Picture 12: And if there are *still* any doubts.....
Picture 13: One more piece of proof.
Picture 14: Lloyd Sorenson (right) and myself. Lloyd was on the first crew, I was on the last.
Picture 15: "TAKE IN ALL LINES
Picture 16: Underway from Port Hueneme.
Picture 17: The Somers away from the dock.
Picture 18: The two ships together.
Picture 19: The two ships at the mouth of the harbor.
Picture 20: One last shot of the Somers.
