USS New Orleans Underway from Bahrain

MANAMA, BAHRAIN

05.12.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Schaeffer 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

The amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans prepares to return to sea fully mission capable after completing repairs at the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Shipyard dry dock in Manama, Bahrain. At the ASRY Shipyard, dry dock repairs were made to the ship's damaged hull, ruptured fuel tank and ballast tanks, which was damaged in a collision with USS Hartford March 20, 2009, in the Strait of Hormuz.

• Date Taken: 05.12.2009
• Date Posted: 05.13.2009 06:18
• Photo ID: 171446
• VIRIN: 090513-O-9999X-001
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 3.53 MB
• Location: MANAMA, BH