Hampton Roads

June - July 2006

While working for a few weeks in the Hamptons Roads area of Virginia I had a little bit of free time on the weekend so I did some sightseeing in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and some other parts of Hampton Roads. I did some driving and a ton of walking (over 18 miles).

[02] 02 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
[03] 03 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
[04] 05 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
The entrance of the Chesapeake Channel Tunnel portion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
[59] 21 Beach
Virginia Beach Fishing Pier
[60] 24 Fighter Jet
A fighter from Naval Air Station Oceana buzzes the beach
[58] 25 Fishing Pier Sign
Virginia Beach Fishing Pier
[01] 003 C&D Canal Bridge
The C and D Canal Bridge in Delaware on the way down
[09] 007 Jordan Bridge
The Jordan Bridge
[10] 010 Jordan Bridge
The Jordan Bridge
[18] 013 NSY Museum
Portmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
[11] 015 Elizabeth River
Looking out over the Elizabeth River from the Portsmouth waterfront
[12] 016 Hammerhead Crane
The famous hammerhead crane at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as seen from the Portsmouth waterfront
[13] 017 Norfolk Skyline
The Norfolk skyline as seen from Portsmouth
[14] 018 USS Oscar Austin
The USS Oscar Austin undergoes maintenance
[15] 019 Elizabeth River Ferry
The Elizabeth River Ferry
[16] 023 Lightship Portsmouth
The Lightship Portsmouth
[17] 025 Lightship Portsmouth
The Lightship Portsmouth
[19] 031 NNSY Model
Model of Norfolk Naval Shipyard at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
[20] 038 USS Delaware
Model of the USS Delaware at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
[21] 041 Hog Island Light Lens
Hog Island Light Lens
[22] 045 Norfolk Skyline
The Norfolk skyline as seen from Portsmouth
[24] 050 Confederate Monument
Confederate Monument in Portsmouth
[23] 048 Tree
The trees bloom in downtown Portsmouth
[25] 051 Bank of Hampton Roads Building
The Bank of Hampton Roads building in Norfolk
[26] 053 Hammerhead Crane
The famous hammerhead crane at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as seen from the Portsmouth waterfront
[27] 054 American Rover
The tourist schooner American Rover
[28] 055 Nauticus
Nauticus on the Norfolk waterfront as seen form Portsmouth
[29] 056 American Rover & Norfolk Skyline
The American Rover sails past Norfolk
[51] 064 USS Wisconsin
The battleship USS Wisconsin
[52] 065 USS Wisconsin
The battleship USS Wisconsin
[30] 068 Statue
One of the many Navy statues in Norfolk
[31] 070 USS Patuxent & Hammerhead Crane
The USS Patuxent in drydock with the NNSY hammerhead in the background
[36] 079 Victory Rover
The Victory Rover gives tours of the Naval facilities along the Elizabeth River
[32] 075 War Memorial
The Norfolk War Memorial
[33] 077 War Memorial
The Norfolk War Memorial
[34] 081 Sea Stallion
US Navy Sea Stallion helicoptor flies down the Elizabeth River
[35] 082 Sea Stallion
US Navy Sea Stallion helicoptor flies down the Elizabeth River
[37] 083 Elizabeth River
The Elizabeth River
[38] 088 MSC Ships
Several Militay Sealift Command ships
[39] 091 Destroyers
Several destroyers belonging to the US Atlantic Fleet
[40] 096 Destroyers
Several destroyers belonging to the US Atlantic Fleet
[41] 098 Amphibious Assault Ship
Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship
[42] 100 USS George Washington
Aircraft carrier USS George Washington
[43] 103 USS Eisenhower & USS George Washington
Aircraft carriers USS Eisenhower and USS George Washington
[44] 105 Carrier
Aircraft carrier USS George Washington
[45] 106 Degaussing Array
The Navy's degaussing array
[46] 109 Portsmouth Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth Naval Medical Center
[47] 110 Portsmouth Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth Naval Medical Center
[48] 111 Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus in Norfolk
[49] 112 Merrimac & Monitor
Merrimac and Monitor models at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus in Norfolk
[50] 113 Battleship Ribbons
Battleship ribbons at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus in Norfolk
[53] 118 USS Wisconsin
The battleship USS Wisconsin
[54] 119 USS Wisconsin
The main guns of the battleship USS Wisconsin
[55] 124 USS Wisconsin
The battleship USS Wisconsin
[56] 127 USS Wisconsin Deck
The deck of the battleship USS Wisconsin. That's real teak.
[57] 130 Lone Sailor Statue
The Lone Sailor statue. This is a replica of the original statue at the Navy Memorial in Washington DC.
[61] 137 Old Coast Guard Station
The Old Coast Guard Station in Virginia Beach
[62] 143 Pirate Ship
Pirates off of Virgina Beach? Who knew?
[63] 146 Naval Aviation Memorial
The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach
[64] 147 Naval Aviation Memorial
The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach
[65] 149 Naval Aviation Memorial
The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach
[66] 150 Naval Aviation Memorial
The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach
[67] 153 Naval Aviation Memorial
The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach
[68] 154 Norwegian Lady Statue
The Norwegian Lady statue in Virginia Beach looks out across the sea where her twin stands in Moss, Norway
[69] 156 Propeller
Prop at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard
[70] 157 Anchor
Antique anchor at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard
[71] 160 Battleship Cannon
Battleship gun barrel at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard
[72] 163 Guided Missle Launcher
Guided Missile Launcher at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard
[73] 166 Hammerhead Crane
The NNSY hammerhead crane
[05] 168 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Looking from one man-made island to the other at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
[06] 171 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
The Thimble Shoal portion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
[07] 172 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
The approach to the Thimble Shoal Channel Tunnel
[08] 173 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Looking out from the fishing pier on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel