tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post3828047729708502918..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Battleship Iowa to be the Home of the National Museum of the Surface Navydrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-49084606433219777752019-01-27T19:51:07.421-08:002019-01-27T19:51:07.421-08:00I was somewhat surprised that the Navy was letting...I was somewhat surprised that the Navy was letting us do as much as we did while I was there. The ship had changed quite a bit from when you stopped by. Many of the original "5 High" pipe-rack hammock berthing areas were stripped out to make various new spaces. Getting the water and sewer shore connections plumbed in was pretty easy, but getting the shore power connection set up took several years.<br /><br />And the only restraint I ever heard mentioned was the "Keep Her Seaworthy".drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-75772719637728028242019-01-27T19:46:40.259-08:002019-01-27T19:46:40.259-08:00Very sad not to learn from history.Very sad not to learn from history.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-85210373484130500312019-01-27T19:46:04.828-08:002019-01-27T19:46:04.828-08:00Yep. She's one of the only things besides my f...Yep. She's one of the only things besides my friends that I miss out here.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-47258377143279874462019-01-27T18:09:44.914-08:002019-01-27T18:09:44.914-08:00Didn't know that, thanks.Didn't know that, thanks.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-23276223922713782802019-01-26T13:53:00.637-08:002019-01-26T13:53:00.637-08:00Pacific Battleship Center gets the "Pink Slip...Pacific Battleship Center gets the "Pink Slip" for the Iowa in 2020, and after that they can do what they want.<br /><br />And since the Navy has dumped most of the spares for the "Four Sisters" it's doubtful they'll ever get recalled.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure the only major restriction to what the PBC is allowed to do is that nothing could be done that would render the ship unseaworthy.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-31088691731564334832019-01-26T09:32:32.775-08:002019-01-26T09:32:32.775-08:00Interesting, and not sure they will actually be al...Interesting, and not sure they will actually be allowed to gut spaces, since she's still in the White Fleet.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-32697404669908403392019-01-25T10:35:16.963-08:002019-01-25T10:35:16.963-08:00They'll regret that about the time they figure...They'll regret that about the time they figure out how badly they need those armored giants to fight the Russian "Admiral" class battle ships the Russians are dragging out of the boneyard and turning into fully modern GM ships.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-70365249158623904262019-01-25T08:17:46.237-08:002019-01-25T08:17:46.237-08:00Pretty cool stuff. Pretty cool stuff. Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com