Can we do anything for our museum ships?

[Unabletony]

Title as it says. Texas is being pumped, and looking slightly better, but she still needs help to avoid being capsizing in her berth.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Can-Battleship-Texas-win-its-war-with-time-11214882.php

Same can be said to USS Ling, although she's running short on money, and the latest GoFundMe campaign only got $25.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/nyregion/submarine-hackensack-uss-ling.html

 

Seeing how most of us players are ship enthusiasts, I'm sure we don't anymore ships being lost to time or being scrapped, and as we speak, USS Independence (CV-62) is being scrapped in Texas. Please support both ships, as no more should have to be lost.

 

Support in anyway, and please keep this thread civil.

[1SneakyDevil]

I've seen the USS Ling on dozens of occasions at her berth in that river. There was never a logic reason to put her there and now she's literally stuck in the mud. Unfortunately it will take an extraordinary effort to save her and I doubt it will happen.

[Jim_Byrnes]

Great post thank you! I pass the Alabama everyday and she is getting an interior sprucing up but I understand her hull needs attention as well. The North Carolina which I've explored several times is in the same state. Capt_Dorja might be able to shed light on the Massachusetts and the cruiser Salem's condition (Des Moines sister ship) Some of the comments in the Texas threads were sad reflecting a lack of pride in this countries heritage and the role played by these ships helping others worldwide. Let's hope funds are found for all of them!

[desmo_2]

I have visited the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) in Norfolk, VA, the USS Yorktown (CV-10) in South Carolina, and U-505 in Chicago, IL.

Visits to the USS Arizona Memorial (BB-39) and the USS Missouri (BB-63) are on my bucket list.

 

I hope we can save the few remaining warships we still have from that era.

[Sharkbait_416]

I'd like to buy one of those USS Texas commemorative 1911's. They look nice. 

[Kitsunelegend]

Don't forget the USS Olympia, the USS New Jersey (both of which I might be seeing come the 29th). The Olympia however is also in need of some serious help. Last I heard, they also have some big issues with hull rust and leaking, though I'll find out more when I go there.

 

Last thing I think anyone wants to happen is to have these pieces of history rust away or be scrapped. I mean sure, pictures are great, but nothing beats living history. I'll NEVER forget the sound and sight of FiFi, one of only 2 flying B-29s flying over head when I went to the Reading PA airshow a couple years back. Actually seeing her up close is something that pictures in a text book can NEVER match. And I'm sure I'll feel the same way when I visit the Olympia.

[Battlecruiser_Siegfried]

I'm far more worried about the USS Olympia, which is truly one-of-a-kind, and far more historically significant than almost any museum ship in the U.S.

[BladedPheonix]

stupid question....

 

wouldn't it be easier to maintain our museum ships if there were in dry dock type conditions? I heard back in 2004 the Texas museum was trying to get a dry dock type set up for the USS Texas so she wouldn't rust/decay as fast.

[Battlecruiser_Siegfried]

stupid question....

 

wouldn't it be easier to maintain our museum ships if there were in dry dock type conditions? I heard back in 2004 the Texas museum was trying to get a dry dock type set up for the USS Texas so she wouldn't rust/decay as fast.

 

Yes, but...

 

[BladedPheonix]

 

Yes, but...

 

 

ah of course, the camish.......