Thanks to receiving forewarning on Twitter on Saturday, I knew that USS JASON DUNHAM was to arrive on Sunday, and was able to make it down to the Dartmouth waterfront in time to take photos of her approaching the jetty.
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| USS JASON DUNHAM rounding George's Island. |
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| I had to crop this one to get rid of the tug. |
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| By this time, we had resigned ourselves to the fact that the tugs weren't going to cooperate and were going to be in the way of most of our images. |
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| Due to the position of the sun, and the presence of the tugs, we never did get a good clear view of the ship without shadows or tugs. |
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| USS JASON DUNHAM.s battle ensign streaming out in a stiff wind. |
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| The ship turned in front of Purdy's Wharf so that the tugs could push her into Jetty NB port side to. |
JASON DUNHAM (DDG 109) is a member of the Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers - specifically, she is one of the Flight IIA ships of this class, and built to a modified design with a helicopter hangar - something the first flights of the class were missing. Taken in their entirety, the Burke class are the most numerous warship in the US Navy.
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