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Caption:

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, WA (Apr. 19, 2002) -- Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Chad Wascom from New Orleans, LA, feeds an air line to divers in the water who are attaching lines from a crane to one of the four 64,000 pound screws which move USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) at speeds in excess of 30 knots on the open sea.  Carl Vinson and her crew are conducting a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) designed to install new technology and extend the operational capability of the ship.  When completed, Carl Vinson will return to her homeport at Naval Station Bremerton, WA.  U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Kerryl Cacho.  (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
April 19, 2002
Photographer
Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Kerryl Cacho
Caption Writer
PH2 R. Rubio, NVNS Staff
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
CVN 70
Other Visible Equipment
Not available
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, WA
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
Detached ship's propeller, suspended from crane, being lifted out of the water