Relief Crew 16

Here was 15.  The first relief crew post appeared here over seven years ago.  The idea is to feature someone else’s photos and/or writing, just because so many of you see, photograph, and write such interesting stuff AND –of course–because collaboration is such powerful leaven.

All these photos today come from Birk Thomas.  The event was the departure last week of CV-60 USS Saratoga–Brooklyn built–for the scrapyard.    For some intriguing photos of the other end of her life, click here for this navsource site.

Signet Warhorse III is the motive force.

Iona McAllister, Rainbow, and Buckley McAllister assist with the hookup and departure from Narragansett Bay.

Not until last night did I learn that a final aircraft takeoff and landing was happening at this very moment up on her flight deck.

Warhorse . . . what a name!

Note the riding crew on the deck.

Rainbow straightens out the tow. . .

in the early minutes of the tow.

Again, many thanks to Birk Thomas for use of these photos, which not all of you have seen on Facebook.