Posted by NCWayne on February 06, 2014 at 19:41:26 from (173.188.169.54):
In Reply to: Re: USS Forrestal posted by DaninKansas on February 06, 2014 at 15:19:39:
Maybe your thinking about the USS New Jersey, as it was made into a museum but was supposed to be maintained in such a way that it could be put back into service if needed. As far as the USS North Carolina, it is in no way deployable. In fact it's scheduled to be dug out of the silt that has had it trapped for a lot of years and towed somewhere to be made fit to maintain it's status as a 'floating' museum. There are so many things about it that have been modified that would effect it's fighting/water tight integrity, (((( ie- access holes cut in the bulkhead between the steering gear spaces, a huge hole cut to allow visitors access into the 16 inch gun turret without climbing ladders, etc like the crew would have had to do, etc, etc)))) there's no way it could ever be put back into service without years of repairs. Not to mention none of the electrical system has ever been upgraded to anywhere near the standards needed today. In the end it's nothing but a beautiful, floating museum that makes you really appreciate what the crew did for this country.
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