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| Keywords: NISMF Philadelphia 1995 DN-SC-97-00422.JPG An aerial view of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard looking west/northwest on 30 October 1995 The shipyard closed on 30 September 1995 but the Navy Intermediate Ship Maintenance Facility NISMF continued to store decommissioned and mothballed ships Vessels visible left to right the battleships USS Iowa BB-61 and USS Wisconsin BB-64 at the DD wharf; naval auxiliaries USS Sylvania AFS-2 USS Milwaukee AOR-2 and USS Savannah AOR-4 at pier 5; the aircraft carriers USS Forrestal CV-59 and USS Saratoga CV-60 ; at pier 4; the amphibious assault ships USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 and USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 at pier 2 In the back pool is the heavy cruiser USS Des Moines CA-134 and numerous destroyers and frigates 6495125 1995-10-30 Photographer Robert J Sitar PD-USGov 1995 in Philadelphia Philadelphia Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility USS Iowa BB-61 USS Wisconsin BB-64 USS Forrestal CV-59 USS Saratoga CV-60 USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Piers in Pennsylvania USS Milwaukee AOR-2 ship 1969 USS Savannah AOR-4 ship 1970 | ||||
