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03-JUL-2009 LynnH

USS Stewart & USS Cavalla

Pelican Island TX

Destroyer escort, the USS Stewart & USS Cavalla, a US Navy Submarine - both from WWII.
Hurrican Ike's storm surge actually floated the ships from their beds. The Cavalla came to rest in almost her exact original position only now
four feet higher than before. Internally, some light flooding occurred in her aft torpedo room.
Located outboard of Cavalla and next to the shore, the Stewart was moved even more. When the water receded her stern settled in place
over twenty feet to port of her original position causing her to list 17 degrees to starboard

Read more: http://historicalresources.suite101.com/article.cfm/seawolf_park_and_hurricane_ike#ixzz0LkdAgmSL

Sony DSLR-A700 ,Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Macro
1/640s f/8.0 at 60.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time03-Jul-2009 10:39:01
MakeSony
ModelDSLR-A700
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length60 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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waterfalls man26-Jul-2009 01:35
Very Nice Shot & Inf. V