I was fortunate enough to be invited to go on one of the tug boats that guided in the magnificent beast back to her base.

Here she is just about to pass under the Gold Star Memorial Bridge as well as the Thames River Amtrak Bridge.

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I was fortunate enough to be invited to go on one of the tug boats that guided in the magnificent beast back to her base.

We met up with the USS Missouri SSN780 at the Ledge Lighthouse.

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Passing through the Thames River Bridge (Amtrak) and the Gold Star Memorial Bridge.

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