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Caption:
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif. (Jun. 12, 2003) -- The
Aegis-class cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) departs Naval Weapons Station
(NWS) Seal Beach after taking on stores and munitions. NWS Seal
Beach serves as the Navy's primary West Coast ordnance storage, loading
and maintenance location. An average of 80 vessels visit NWS Seal
Beach each year to receive and offload various weapons, ammunition, and
countermeasure devices. A 1,000 foot wharf can accommodate
cruisers, destroyers, frigates and some amphibious class ships, while
larger ships can be serviced at a protected explosive anchorage,
located at the nearby Long Beach Harbor. U.S. Navy photo by
Journalist 2nd Class Brian Brannon. (RELEASED)
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