This should be very good news for USS Hornet, which is out in the boondocks, as far as tourism is concerned. USS Pampanito has done exceptionally well, due to all the foot traffic on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. Maybe now, the Hornet will finally get visitors in significant numbers.
But they are oh so sensitive in the Bay Area about anything related to the military, so they probably won’t want a military ship docked there.
Some of the opposition to the military in S.F. and environs is due to don’t ask / don’t tell in the military. I expect that don’t ask / don’t tell will eventually be done away with. When they get rid of that policy, I want to see if the antipathy to the military changes. Or if they come up with another excuse not to honor the military.