When you bring someone to Port Orchard for the first time you take them to the water. The water is the whole reason the small town of 12,000 people exists. The water is where you find the beaches and quaint downtown with local shops and restaurants. That water, Sinclair Inlet, is a stunning foreground to the Olympic Mountain Range. If you find a quiet spot and look just so you can hear Bob Ross happily whispering as he paints what your eyes see. Almost.
But the ships. There's those big ass ships. Everything else tends to lose focus when there are multiple 700-900 foot aircraft carriers, destroyers and, oh yes, somewhere, nuclear powered submarines floating right in front of you.