USS George Washington

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington paid BrisVegas a visit from Friday to Wednesday for some R&R for its 6,000 crew. I went down to Luggage Point Friday evening hoping to get lots of lights from the ship reflecting off the Brisbane River but there were precious few.

[Barb Newcomb]

Good boy! I was hoping someone would have taken a shot. I meant to try to get it as it was leaving, on the way past Bribie, but forgot!

[Joan Robillard]

This is an old boat. Wonderful capture.

[Denise Wood]

heard about it visiting you - so I'm pleased you did go and get a shot! Love the colours :)

[Sam]

Oh Poppo, I was SO HOPING you would be able to get a photo of this HUGE ship!!! FAV

[Poppo Livy]

@gigiflower Actually Sam it was nowhere near as big as I (and everyone else who saw it) thought it would be. Overall, it was a real let down. I was down there for a while waiting for the light to fade and you would see people come down, have a look, mutter something about "is that all it is" and then leave after a minute or so.
Felt sorry for the people who battled the Saturday and Sunday crowds for a look.

[Sam]

@terryliv Oh that's disappointing. It looked massive on the tv news!

[Peter Grave]

Nice shot Terry.Trouble is we are all spoiled and expect bigger & bigger ships/planes etc.

[Leana Niemand]

6 000 crew???!!! wow that is a busy ship! A fantastic shot as well. It looks rather close to the shore.

[Jane Anderson]

I love the reflections. The crew must have loved their R & R. I'm thinking they might have been singing in their heads, "A sailor's life for me!"

[ShirleyB]

Impressive ship. Can't imagine it having 6000 crew on board. Must be a bit cramped.

[Anne Pancella]

NIce shot.

[Susan]

Gorgeous shot, Poppo!

[Andy Mcculloch]

Impressive beast

[Babs]

Nice shot even though you were a bit disappointed with it. Perhaps they had to turn the lights off because they were supposed to be here in secret, ha ha.
We had an American Galaxy aircraft land at Akrotiri when we were in Cyprus and because it was supposed to be secret at the time it landed with no landing lights. Typical Americans did they think that we couldn't hear it or even see it once it had landed. US logic I suppose.

[Tony]

She's a big tub Terry !! Perhaps they were considering the environment ?? But wait, she's nuclear isn't she ?? No polluting CO2

[Debbie]

I've been waiting for a shot of this ship to pop up here :) Well taken

[Robyn]

Nice lights

[Rick Schies]

That is a huge ship

[Ron]

Uh oh, 6,000 drunken American sailors. Hide the women and children! Imagine how small it must look to those trying to land a warthog on it!