USS SOMERS
THE FINAL CHAPTER
The following photos were taken on July 21st, 1998 as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Naval exercise. The site of the sinking was the Pacific Missile Range Facility, (PMRF) off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. I would like to give a BIG thanks to Robert Burnz of PMRF for his assistance in getting these photos.

 VIEW THE SINKING

The Sinking
Courtesy of Alan Cantu

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The Somers from the air
The Somers from the air

Somers at anchor
The Somers at anchor.

Another shot at anchor
Another shot at anchor.

Missle Damage More damage
Missile damage

More damage More missle damage
More missile damage.
In the photo on the right, you can see the "Super Somers" logo.

Lengthways
A lengthways shot of the ship.

EOD TEAM
Bringing up the EOD team.

The Explosion
The EOD team has done their job.

Sinking Sinking
The Somers settles in to her final resting place.
Sleep well, valiant lady!

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