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crsutton -> RE: Loacation of any WW2 ships today (12/18/2005 11:27:39 PM)


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ORIGINAL: JJB647

There's an Essex class CV in San Fran. Bay (Don't remember which, possibly Hornet) & USS Intrepid in NYC.
USS Midway is at San Diego,CA Not WW2 but commissioned in 1945.
Huge mothball fleets at Bermerton,WA and Oakland,CA.


I was in Valparaiso (SP?) Chille on a merchant ship in the early 80s and they had a beautiful brooklyn class light cruiser there-part of thier navy.

The Argintines lost another former WWII CL in the Falklands war to a British sub with a massive loss of sailors. Belgrano? She was the former USS Phoneix-a pearl harbor survivor.



crsutton -> RE: Loacation of any WW2 ships today (12/18/2005 11:30:43 PM)


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ORIGINAL: crsutton


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ORIGINAL: JJB647

There's an Essex class CV in San Fran. Bay (Don't remember which, possibly Hornet) & USS Intrepid in NYC.
USS Midway is at San Diego,CA Not WW2 but commissioned in 1945.
Huge mothball fleets at Bermerton,WA and Oakland,CA.


I was in Valparaiso (SP?) Chille on a merchant ship in the early 80s and they had a beautiful brooklyn class light cruiser there-part of thier navy.

The Argintines lost another former WWII CL in the Falklands war to a British sub with a massive loss of sailors. Belgrano? She was the former USS Phoneix-a pearl harbor survivor.



I checked the Chilean Navy website and the WWII vintage CL is not longer on active duty. Wonder what happend to her?



crsutton -> RE: Loacation of any WW2 ships today (12/18/2005 11:35:21 PM)

I remember sailing into Philly in the late 70s and early 80s and they had a number of old BBs and other vintage warships moored there as part of the mothball fleet. Wish I had taken more pictures back then.



Chijohnaok2 -> RE: Loacation of any WW2 ships today (12/20/2005 7:31:50 AM)

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Its the HMS Belfast in London ..



Here's a picture I snapped of HMS Belfast when I was in London this past September...





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Ron Saueracker -> RE: Loacation of any WW2 ships today (12/20/2005 8:07:00 AM)

Alot of folks were hoping the St Louis would make it back but was scrapped...think she served for Peru post war.



Oldsweat -> RE: Loacation of any WW2 ships today (12/21/2005 12:02:40 AM)

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BTW, there is a group in Portland that is rebuilding a US WW2 PT boat. It isn't ready yet for display, but I can't wait until it is...
They had it out on display during the Rose Festival in Portland this year.
As far as I know the Olympia (Dewey's flagship) is still at Philiadelphia.
I remember seeing the Goeben/Yavuz in Istanbul years ago, don't know if it's still there or not. I'm prety sure the Mikasa from Tsushima is still Yokosuka.



mdiehl -> RE: Loacation of any WW2 ships today (12/21/2005 12:12:21 AM)

There is a Fletcher class DD next to USS Constitution NM in Boston.

Here is a comprehensive list of ships in various naval parks in the US.

http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/preserve.htm



ctangus -> RE: Loacation of any WW2 ships today (12/21/2005 2:55:00 AM)

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ORIGINAL: mdiehl

There is a Fletcher class DD next to USS Constitution NM in Boston.



It's the Cassin Young. There's a little plaque on the starboard side which shows where a Kamikaze hit. Sticks in my memory from my visit there - it was definitely spooky. It was reportedly the last Kamikaze hit during the battle for Okinawa.



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