Drove past Garden Island a couple of weeks ago. I got one heck of a surprise when I noticed a flight deck and aircraft towering above the surrounding buildings! USS Bonhomme Richard was in dock!
Mate, if ever there was a case trying a mate's ride for size in your garage, I reckon this is one,
. Just a smidgen longer than the soon-to-arrive HMAS Canberra, the Bonhomme Richard, it gives a sense of scale of the amphibious cousin.
Can't wait for the Fleet Review that's happening next month. Some 76 naval ships from all over the world will cram into Sydney Harbour, including the largest Russian battle cruiser built to date (I've got a thing for the lines of Ruskie ships,
). It's going to cause mayhem in central Sydney's streets.