A news letter placed on April 13th on Naval Insitute Board
Is the organization attempting to “save” the ex-USS Iowa (BB-61) telling the truth? With the agreement to shed the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, the ex-USS Iowa is set to be disposed of in about seven...
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Why did they even buy her and did nothing with her?She isn't scrapped yet; has been supposedly on her way to die for 40 years now. I'm a member of her group....
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Gunnersmate04 wrote:Why did they even buy her and did nothing with her?She isn't scrapped yet; has been supposedly on her way to die for 40 years now. I'm a member of her group....
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I hope she does get saved. However, her interior is gutted and AFAIK there isn't much if anything left of it to even restore. Someone show me any sort of financial plan for saving her that doesn't...
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She would have to double as a hotel and restaurant. That's the only way to get people and $ aboard.
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Thats the most practical at this point, a hotel.Talk about fast, I'll bet she could still make over 40 knots...
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AegisFC wrote:The Olympia and Texas are both in much worse shape and more deserving of future preservation than the Iowa, it isn't that important of a ship.Ok...the Olympia I can see...but tell me how...
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As I understand it, she is the last remaining battleship from the Dreadnought era and served in both WWI and WWII.RegardsPF
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BB62squid wrote: AegisFC wrote: The Olympia and Texas are both in much worse shape and more deserving of future preservation than the Iowa, it isn't that important of a ship.Ok...the Olympia I can...
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Exactly. The six fast battleships all look the same. All are worthy of saving, but Texas is unique. The last dreadnaught deserves a better fate than she has received. I hope permanently drydocking her...
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OK...ya got me there....sign me up for being all about preserving Texas...
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I think there is plenty of room next to the USS Wisconsin to dock the Olympia after a complete over haul. I think both the Texas and Olympia are worth saving, both from by gone areas that we only read...
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Isn't the New Jersey about to be repo'd by the USN because she isn't being taken care of properly? The USS Missouri and USS Massachusetts are probibly in the best condition as far as muesum BBs go,...
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Ed wrote:"Isn't the New Jersey about to be repo'd by the USN because she isn't being taken care of properly?" Do you have any solid info on this? Big J having been my first ship many moons ago I try...
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I've not heard of any repo on Big J. I know the Olympia may well be repo'd and there is a funding cut of approximately $1.7 million for Big J in the next state budget, but nothing else. The real...
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Doesn't the State of New Jersey have to maintane BB62 is a certain state of maintenance, per agreement with the USN for donating her to them? I seem to remember that is a requirement for all museum...
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While there is a fairly intensive contract laid out between the museum organizations and the USN, IIRC there is very little follow up on the Navy's part. I used to work with the Missouri association...
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Cutting the knife edges for wheel chair access is common on museum ships these days, as a public access (and in some cases state run) facility they have to comply as much as possible with the ADA. I...
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I'll give you that...in the event of a reactivation a whole slew of things would have to be refurbed and/or replaced out right. My overall point is that the terms and conditions have not been adhered...
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IIRC, during Massachusetts's 1999 refit, Battleship Cove wanted to cut off the props on the shafts on the skegs to display them out if water. The USN agreed to let the props be removed, but the shifts...
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All USN ships are donated with the Right of Recall. It may never be used, but technically, the USN could recall the Texas or Olympia. They are all subject to restrictions, whether they are followed or...
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