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In answer to some of your questions: We are towing between 80 and 200 miles offshore depending on currents and weather. We will be… Read more

43 33.8 N 126 18.8 W DISTANCE GONE:  471 DISTANCE TO GO: 823 AVERAGE SPEED:  5.7 K ETA LONG BEACH:  8/19/14 07:00 WEATHER:  LT…. Read more

08/11/2014 06:00 45 51.1 N 126 23.7 W DISTANCE GONE:  334 DISTANCE TO GO:  960 SPEED:  5.6 K WEATHER:  WIND NNW 15-18K; SEAS NNW… Read more

8/9/14 18:00 48 28.7 N 124 36.2 W Distance Gone:  120 Distance to Go:  1,174 Speed:  5.2 K Weather:  West South West 10K; Seas: … Read more

8/10/14 06:00 48 00N 126 06.0 W Distance Gone:  192 Distance to Go:  1,102 Speed:  5.5 K Weather:  Winds Westerly 10K;  Seas: Westerly 2′-3′ ETA… Read more

The Corbin Foss joining the USS Constellation near Blake Island.

Tugs Lindsey Foss, Pacific Star, and Pacific Knight assisting the USS Constellation from the port in Bremerton to Blake Island, where it will meet up with the Corbin Foss.

At 14:15 lines away on USS Constellation!!!

Today is the departure day of the USS CONSTELLATION on her final voyage.

Harbor tugs will depart with the USS Constellation from Bremerton, Washington at 14:00 tomorrow August 8th, 2014

Tom Armstrong of Poulsbo, Washington sent us some items from his personal collection of memorabilia from his time on the USS Constellation. Tom was on the Connie in 1968 and 1969 as part of the Crash Crew.

The Corbin Foss and the USS Constellation will now be departing from Bremerton on August 8, 2014 around 1:00pm for the first leg of the journey to Long Beach, California for fuel stop and U.S. Customs clearance from United States (last U.S. port).

On August 7, 2014 the USS Constellation aircraft carrier will begin her historic final voyage. The Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier will be towed by the ocean tug Corbin Foss.