On the High Seas

The other day I was crossing over to Europe and I noticed I large warship starting to enter the Bosphorus from the Sea of Marmara. As it drew close to my ferry I could see the flag identifying it as an American ship. My ferry stopped to let the ship pass so I got a great stem to stern view of the ship from a few hundred feet away. After a little bit of research later I found out that it was the USS San Jacinto (thanks US Navy website), a Ticonderoga class Guided Missle Cruiser. As the ship passed I could see a bunch of sailors on the decks taking in the beautiful but very foreign view of the Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace, and Bosphorus shore. I bet they would be surprised to learn that there was an American, probably very similar to themselves, peering back at them.