showboat1
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January 9, 2007 marks the 42th anniversary of the opening of USS ALABAMA (BB-60) Battleship Memorial Park. Eighteen years to the day since she last ran under her own power, the World War II heroine was dedicated in Mobile, Alabama to the memory of Alabama veterans of all branches of the armed services, Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Last year on January 9, 2006, Battleship Memorial Park reopened after being closed for 4 1/2 months due to the more than $7 million in damages suffered during Hurricane Katrina. Although most of the repairs are complete, the Park still has a $3 ½ million shortfall after all insurance and FEMA funds are applied, which is seriously impacting the self-supporting Park’s future operations. Except for the budget shortfall, everything seems to operating normally.
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SF3C B. B. New USS North Carolina BB-55 - Permission is granted to go ashore for the last shore leave. (1926-2003)
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