View of the Mobile Convention Center from our hotel window at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza hotel.
The Mobile Convention Center (Now the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center) lobby, October 20, 1995.
(L-R, Rear) Tim Wilson and Project Awareness co-organizer Buddy Crumbley, (Front) Deb and co-organizer Vicki Sweeney at the Mobile Project Awareness Conference, October 22, 1995.
World-reknowned Crop-Circle authority and lecturer, Colin Andrews gives a fascinating and detailed presentation of crop circle phenomena as a featured conference speaker.
A view of shipping activity on the Mobile River from the outdoor convention terrace.
A tugboat passes the convention center terrace northward on the Mobile River.
A view of the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel from the convention center, October 20, 1995.
The tug passes by large storage tanks on the east side of the Mobile River.
A look from our hotel window across Water Street - viewing the rail and ocean shipping that make Mobile a worldwide hub.
A massive crane is used to load and unload train cars onto and off of barges.
Looking north from the convention center, we see the Alabama State Port Authority shipyard and adjacent railway.
The next day, we took a tour of the South Dakota class Battleship, USS Alabama moored nearby.
Standing near the bow and looking back at the massive 16-inch guns of the USS Alabama.
From the bow looking backward at the massive anchor chains, guns and bridge tower. A massive ship that is half as long as the Empire State Building is tall.
A look at the barrel of a massive 16-inch gun, the bridge tower and lateral 5-inch guns.
Deb and Dave together below the bridge tower.
We climbed the tower and looked portside aft.
A look starboard side aft shows a better view of a 5-inch amidship gun turret
From the tower, looking down upon 20mm Oerlikon cannons.
Looking forward upon the 6 forward 16-inch guns with a range up to 20miles.
A closer look at a pair of 20mm cannons.
A good look at the 5-inch gun turrets.
Below deck in the communications room.
A servo-control panel.
Looking through the gunsight of a 20mm cannon.
