A while back I gave the Russian Navy some coverage with their visit to San Francisco. I was surprised to learn it was the first Russian Navy ship on US shores since the time of Czar Nicholas.
Anyway..... the carrier in the photo is that of the USS Hornet - CV12 docked at the former Alameda Naval Air Station. She's famous for being the carrier that was used to pick up our Apollo astronauts during a time where our country can do amazing things.
Now that the USS Enterprise - CVN65 is due to be decommissioned in a couple of years, perhaps we'll have her next to the Hornet. Enterprise called Alameda home for many years.
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