9. Fun Uses of the Flight Deck

Photo by Erica Price

The flight deck of the USS New York can hold four Hueys or Cobra helicopters at a time, along with more inside the hangar. They are usually between 5 and 8 smaller helicopters aboard at at time during deployment. On our visit, the Osprey helicopter was transporting press and others back and forth. The flight deck is large enough to land a Marine jump jet in an emergency, but not long enough for it to take off. During calm times, the flight deck has been used for picnics, and the crew has been known to play golf off the ship.