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Posted on 08/23/2025 5:38:24 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
The battleship’s contract with the Navy, Spevak said, says two things: They are “not allowed to touch the engine systems,’ which is one reason why tug boats were used to move it from the dry dock.
And the other is that “the Navy reserves the right to recall the ship back into service in the event of a national emergency.” However, Spevak stated “we have no feeling that that will ever happen again,” and that none of the refurbishments were done with the idea that the ship would ever return to service. The Navy does, however, issue guidelines about how often a museum ship should return to dry dock.
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Its interesting to watch nuclear war films such as the Day After and Threads, and the animated films When the Wind Blows and Grave of the Fireflies. The books Alas Babylon, Panic in Year Zero, and On the Beach too. The human condition is both fragile and resilient; a paradox.
Saw them replace the barrel on the New Jersey in 1984. My ship was at the next pier over. The Navy filmed the process so they would have a record.of how to. . Word was they had to locate some retired shipyard workers that had actual experience swapping barrels out back in the 50’s.
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