Seaman Charles Johnson, prepares a refueling station onboard the guided missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) while the ship is moored pier side during a routine port visit Sept. 24, 2012, at the Charleston Port Terminal, Charleston, S.C. The refueling station is used to receive fuel during an underway replenishment while the ship is at sea. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

The guided missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47), made a routine port visit to Charleston, S.C., Sept. 20 through 24, 2012. The Nicholas is home ported in Norfolk, Va. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Petty Officer Derrick McClendon and Seaman Richard Allen, prepare lunch onboard the USS Nicholas (FFG 47), while the ship was moored pier side, Sept. 24, 2012, during a routine port visit at the Charleston Port Terminal, Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

Ship's Serviceman Seaman Recruit Mike Miller tends the ship's store onboard USS Nicholas (FFG 47), Sept. 24, 2012, while the ship was moored pier side during a routine port visit at the Charleston Port Terminal, Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)