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Bremerton From Above

Bremerton’s naval yard has been cleared out a bit in the last few years.  It used to be the resting place of a bunch of decommissioned aircraft carriers.  Most have now gone to the breaker’s yard.  If you drove into Bremerton, it was quite something to come along the shore and see all of those carriers in front of you.  Many years ago, I was on a trip that included a flight from Seattle.  We climbed out over the top of Bremerton, and I was able to grab a quick couple of shots through the window of the airliner.  I do wish I had got some better shots of the carriers lined up before they all went away.

What Was Once a Tank

The new ferry terminal at Mukilteo is located on the site of what was once an Air Force fuel tank farm.  There is not much left to give that role away anymore but the shape of the tanks is still visible on the ground.  One of them still seems to have some of the old tank material left over too.  Not sure what the story is with cleaning up the site and removing the material but it isn’t cordoned off so I guess it has been decontaminated.