“LHA” / 美國軍艦字形 US Navy Typographic Forms / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01599

These gigantic letters “LHA” which identify the ship can be seen on the hull of the USS Peleliu.

 

The ship’s structural metal beams create an interesting contrast with the extruded letterings. Visually they bear similarities to the Hollywood sign echoed by some beam lights as seen in the animated identity of 20th Century Fox. It is probably just a coincidence but it is interesting to me nonetheless.

 

So what are LHAs exactly? According to the United States Navy, an LHA is the largest of all amphibious warfare ships. It resembles a small aircraft carrier and is capable of Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL), Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL), Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) tilt-rotor and Rotary Wing (RW) aircraft operations [1, 2].

 

# Notes

1. The US Navy: Fact File: Amphibious Assault Ships - LHA/LHD/LHA®: www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&ct=4&...

 

2. USS Peleliu (LHA-5): Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Peleliu_(LHA-5)

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-18T18:02:39+0800

+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648

+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 340 mm

+ ISO: 12800

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

+ GPS: 22°17'48" N 114°9'60" E

+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

+ Subject: USS Peleliu (LHA-5), US Navy

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01830

+ Series: Photojournalism, 形 Forms

 

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