powerboatr wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 3:27 pmi cant imagine the amount of money it will take to move her , much less build an im poundment hole to float her in and then fill with concreteoohrah wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:10 amThe problem is (almost) nobody visits the ship at the SJM, so revenues and state support is lacking. Making it a museum ship at Pelican Island which already has a submarine and Destroyer Escort would increase its visibility dramatically.puma guy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:52 am Enjoyed watching that. Learned a lot about the old girl. I just wish she could stay by the monument. I am glad to see her get the treatment she deserves. My dad was a vet and the man who was in charge of the battleship was a client. He gave us kids the grand tour deep into the bowels of the ship.
they had planned to do this where she floats now, but money stopped it.
its a very educational item, we enjoyed our visits and learn something new each time. one weird one is at the end of ww2 she was used to return troops home and had something like an extra 1k or more troops on board for the arduous trip home, with almost all the "passengers" bunked outside on the the decks and in every little spot they could put a man.
incredible journey is an understatement
