Dead whales found lodged under hull of warship as it docks in San Diego Updated May 13, 2021; Posted May 13, 2021 The HMAS Sydney, foreground, with the USS John Finn conducting operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet on April 1, 2020. (U.S. Navy/TNS)TNS Facebook Share By Kristina Davis, The San Diego Union-Tribune, (TNS) SAN DIEGO — An Australian destroyer pulled into San Diego Bay Saturday with an unexpected cargo: two dead fin whales lodged against the ship’s hull. And their size is no trivial matter. The largest carcass belonged to a female adult measuring 65 feet long, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The other was much smaller at 25 feet long, likely a calf.