Another day, another aircraft carrier: USS Nimitz now Bremerton-bound

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(WSB photo by Patrick Sand, substituted for tweeted version shown here earlier)
9:43 AM: Thanks to the texter (206-293-6302) who called our attention to the Kitsap Sun‘s report that the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is en route from Everett to Bremerton right now, for 16 months of maintenance. Naval Base Kitsap says via Facebook that it’s expected to arrive around 11:30, so if you can’t see it from West Seattle shores yet, it can’t be far. It’ll be the second consecutive day of aircraft-carrier sightings – the USS John C. Stennis headed northbound yesterday, leaving Bremerton for more training.

10:29 AM: Looking north from the Alki promenade, we’re seeing it in the distance now, passing West Point.

11:08 AM: Back from watching until it turned into Rich Passage.

(Update: Photos added, including Greg Snyder‘s view of the turn, above.)

justadumbguy January 13, 2015 (11:13 am)

That was as fast a speed as I can ever recall seeing a carrier come down the sound.

WSB January 13, 2015 (11:34 am)

Agreed, it was on quite a clip. We got there a little while before it came into view and I was worried we wouldn’t be able to stay until it came into best view by south Bainbridge, but it didn’t take long at all.