A unique photo

[Navy Chief]

This was posted on Facebook. I doubt anything like this will ever happen again:

9657

In this photo we can see vessels from five nations, from left to right: ITS Maestrale (F 570), De Grasse (D 612); USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), Charles de Gaulle (R91), Surcouf (F 711); USS Port Royal (CG-73), HMS Ocean (L12), USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D560); and HNLMS Van Amstel (F 831). Thanks to Davide Idle Picariello for the photo.

[SSI01]

On the wall directly over my right shoulder is a beautiful bronze plaque given me by the crew of the de la Penne in HI in 1998, I believe, for some favors we did for the crew while they were in Pearl that year on a RTW cruise. Very hospitable people. I remember the crew's messing facility on the ship was decorated like an Italian outdoor cafe.