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Originally posted by VarSity View PostThats really bad to see. Bet it hurts like hell to see your ship in that condition :( poor girls.
Any reason they keep the Iowa in better condition? Or just because they like it?Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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Originally posted by tankie View PostAre these some of the same ships (4) that were towed to Hartlepool UK for dismantling , app 4 years ago, and i believe are still there as a licence has not been issued to the firm to dismantle them ( could have by now tho ) ?
This is in Siusun Bay just off of Benicia, California (up the river and east of Vallejo and Mare Island).
No, they were not tour guides but as they were manuevering their water taxi from one group of ships to the other to pick up other MARAD workers we got lucky with the views.Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Originally posted by Dreadnought View PostPerhaps because she is still listed as a Cat B mobile asset and must be maintained until removed from the register.;)
I must say, though MARAD funds are limited and once got an unqualified sub-contractor, they are doing a tremendous amount of work to keep the ship preserved.
My hat is off to them.Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Hey Guys,
I just found this site, and quickly registered so I could ask for your help. My father served on the USS Papago, an ocean tug, during WWII. I have been doing some research on this ship, and the last record I can find is from 1997.
I have a picture of the Papago in this ghost fleet in Virginia.
Does anybody know what ships are still there? I fear this ship has been scraped by now. I would love to get close enough one time to lay my eyes on her.
My dad passed away in 1993, and I find myself seeking all the information I can find about his naval service.
Thanks for any info.
VaDon
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Originally posted by VaDon View PostI have a picture of the Papago in this ghost fleet in Virginia.
Does anybody know what ships are still there? I fear this ship has been scraped by now. I would love to get close enough one time to lay my eyes on her.
Thanks for any info.
VaDon
The register of ships in the ghost fleets change weekly and I doubt there is any up-to-date list readily available to us common folk. However, if you contact the Marine Adminstration (MARAD) in Virginia they may be able to give you some information on the ship.
Another possible source of info would be the Inactive Ship Facility back there generally in overall charge of mothballed ships.Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Originally posted by VaDon View Post
My dad passed away in 1993, and I find myself seeking all the information I can find about his naval service.
Thanks for any info.
VaDon
You can also get the Presidential Memorial Certificate recognizing your dad's service to the country. Both records and certificate information can be located through Google.
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Originally posted by RAL's_pal? View PostYou can order your dad's military records from the National Personnel Records Center and you can also get one free replacement set of the medals and ribbons he earned.
You can also get the Presidential Memorial Certificate recognizing your dad's service to the country. Both records and certificate information can be located through Google.
Do you know if something like this exists in Canada?Originally posted by GVChampCollege students are very, very, very dumb. But that's what you get when the government subsidizes children to sit in the middle of a corn field to drink alcohol and fuck.
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Originally posted by RustyBattleship View PostI must say, though MARAD funds are limited and once got an unqualified sub-contractor, they are doing a tremendous amount of work to keep the ship preserved.
My hat is off to them.
I wish some people had more moral integrity and would publicly apologize for claiming back in 2001 (Link#1, Link#2) that "MARAD does not have the ability to care for a mobilization asset like the Iowa".Last edited by Shipwreck; 28 Sep 07,, 11:57.
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Originally posted by Expat Canuck View PostDo you know if something like this exists in Canada?
As for the Presidential Memorial Certificate, it was initiated by JFK in 1962.
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Originally posted by RustyBattleship View PostThat is correct as well as both California Senators want the ship put SOMEWHERE in California as a museum. So when authorized visitors or inspection parties (such as mine) board the ship, there won't be any complaints about totally ignoring it.
I must say, though MARAD funds are limited and once got an unqualified sub-contractor, they are doing a tremendous amount of work to keep the ship preserved.
My hat is off to them.Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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