On January 30, Jalen and I joined a Colearn trip to Patriot's Point in Charleston. It's a place we had wanted to visit for a long time and it did not dissapoint.
Patriot's Point is home to the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in the United States Navy. It was named in honor of the ship that was lost at the Battle of Midway.
It's huge!!
It is also home to the USS Laffey, the most decorated World War II era Destroyer still in existence. The Laffey provided support to the D-Day invasion at Normandy at the Utah Beach landing site.
It's really affordable and one ticket gets you into all the sights. The Yorktown is overwhelmingly big. This giant mural is on the initial deck.
Ship's Bell
I don't remember the stories or types of all the aircrafts. This was one we could actually get inside.
The wings fold up so it's easier to fit them on a flight deck.
The flight deck was enormous and fit several different airplanes.
I was fascinated by all the insignias.
Captain's chair with a view of the Charleston Bridge.
Inside the ship. (Honestly, I don't know which pictures are inside which ship.)
Top Gun flight instruction.
Surgery
Mess Hall
1938 Packard
Missile
There was also a Vietnam Experience
MK1 River Patrol Boat
Helicopters
Inside the copters
Mess hall
Look out tower
The entire experience was very cool and definitely worth the drive to Chalreston.
