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Old 04-23-2008, 08:16 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Gun Grape View Post
They may have been afloat more than twice their "Life expectancy" but the longest serving Iowa only has a little over 21 1/2 yrs of service. (jersey)

There are many WW2 era ships that served our Navy, and the Navies of other countries longer.
No doubt Grape, But we can also look at one of the oldest still in commision. Perhaps not persay a battleship but Constitution comes pretty dam close and is still in commision and manned by the USN.
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