Here are photos, taken by a friend of mine in the air
department the MORNING AFTER the collision,
when we were enroute back to Subic (April 5, 1979)
Ed Weeden-Story click here>
Starboard bow taken by leaning over the catwalk

Starboard bow taken by leaning over the catwalk, a bit further

Stbd_bow_fm_catwalk

Another shot of the starboard bow main area of the collision from the starboard catwalk

 Here is a shot of the starboard damage from the starboard forward sponson

Here is a shot from the flight deck showing the damage to the catwalk itself done by the Fortune Monrovia

photos taken from one of our HS-9 helos and a PH from the ship(Starboard bow from helo

Starboard bow from helo

Bow straight-on from helo

RANGER-FRONT
Photos submitted by Ed Weeden: EMAIL

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collision photos