School students are seen here examining weapons used by US Marines when their vessel the USS Pearl harbor docked at the Trincomalee harbor for an official visit to Sri Lanka. Pic by Amdoru Amarjeeva
United States Naval Ship “USS Pearl Harbour” arrived at the Port of Trincomalee today (13th June 2010) on a goodwill visit. Upon her arrival at the port, she was ceremonially welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy.
USS Pearl Harbor is a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship belonging to the United States Navy. It is 186 meters in length and has a displacement of 11251 tons. The ship complement consists of 352 naval personnel including 24 officers and 328 sailors. The ship carries several small and medium landing craft on board and is capable of transporting 500 marines.
During the stay here, the crew of “USS Pearl Harbour” is scheduled to participate in a series of special programmes organized by the Sri Lanka Navy to enhance the relationship between the two Navies.
wish i was the guy holding the M4 
