Navy destroyer to ride out the storm off New London's Fort Trumbull
September 03, 2016 12:00 am
• Last Updated: September 04, 2016 6:39 pm
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), homeported in Norfolk, Va., finds a safe harbor at Fort Trumbull Pier in New London on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine. The Truxtun had been on routine operations in the Atlantic when the ship was ordered to port until the storm passes. (Tim Cook/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New London — The USS Truxtun, a Navy guided-missile destroyer, is docked at Fort Trumbull due to the anticipated severe weather caused by Tropical Storm Hermine.
The Arleigh Burke-class ship, homeported in Norfolk, Va., was conducting normally scheduled operations off the coast when Naval officials ordered Truxtun to port in New London for safe haven.
The ship will depart Fort Trumbull after the storm has passed and it is deemed safe. It will not be open for public tours, and Coast Guard officials are asking boaters to maintain a safe distance from the destroyer.
Bicyclists on New London's Waterfront Park pass in view of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) homeported in Norfolk, Va., as the ship finds a safe harbor at Fort Trumbull Pier in New London on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine. The Truxtun had been on routine operations in the Atlantic when the ship was ordered to port until the storm passes. (Tim Cook/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), homeported in Norfolk, Va., finds a safe harbor at Fort Trumbull Pier in New London on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine. The Truxtun had been on routine operations in the Atlantic when the ship was ordered to port until the storm passes. (Tim Cook/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Crew members aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), homeported in Norfolk, Va., gather on an upper deck as the ship finds a safe harbor at Fort Trumbull Pier in New London on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine. The Truxtun had been on routine operations in the Atlantic when the ship was ordered to port until the storm passes. (Tim Cook/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), homeported in Norfolk, Va., finds a safe harbor at Fort Trumbull Pier in New London on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in advance of tropical storm Hermine. The Truxtun had been on routine operations in the Atlantic when the ship was ordered to port until the storm passes. (Tim Cook/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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