Supervisors sink bid for USS Iowa (SF disrespects Navy, no surprise)

SF Examiner ^ | July 13, 2005 | Jo Stanley

[Michael.SF.]

I was out of town when this happend and have just returned. I was reading a letter to the editor, written by one of the Supervisors of this once mediocre city, his words, and I must paraphrase, were:

"We just could not build a memorial to a machine of war."

SF continues it's downward plunge.

I did do a search and did not find this.

[sine_nomine]

And it only weighs 48,000 pounds? Amazing. I didn't know we made pocket battleships.

SF doesn't deserve a battleship.

[Ronin]

Amen!

That honorable ship deserves a much more respectable venue.

San Francisco? Forget it!

[NormsRevenge]

A couple of salvos from the 16 inchers may be just what City Hall needs to remind them what gives them a right to trash the military and why they can afford to lead decadent lives and act like buffoons.

[NormsRevenge]

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/battleships/iowa/bb61-ia.html

[staytrue]

The North Carolina is berthed somewhere in NC and does not draw very many tourists. I went and enjoyed it though.

[Jagdgewehr]

She should birth in San Diego then.

[Jagdgewehr]

Uh...I meant berthed.

[Echo Talon]

Tell the gays there will be plenty of seamen come visit. Maybe they would go for it.

[NormsRevenge]

They ought to dock her right next to Babwa Streisands villa in Malibu

[dts32041]

Bring her up the mississippi and put her in davenport.

Screw SF never liked the city and when it falls in the ocean I will be happy.

My second greatest desire for SF would be an eight inch snow store followed by -20 below zero weather.

L I really do hate that town.

[Don W]

And it only weighs 48,000 pounds? Amazing. I didn't know we made pocket battleships. SF doesn't deserve a battleship.

You are quite correct in that!

48000lbs is a pathetic 24 ton.

My (former) girlfriend's daddy's SMALL boat (35') came in at almost 50 ton.

I sincerely doubt that the battleship in question (IOWA) was smaller than a former fisheries live-aboard.

This reporter needs to get out a bit.

[Mr. Keys]

I think it's stupid to even consider putting anything like this in that city. That place would be an insult to the ship.

[Barney59]

Park her right alongside the MIDWAY...

They'd get my vote!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

If they put her at Stockton, they'll have to dredge the river all the way from SF.

[furquhart]

Reporters are always clueless about military stuff. My favorite story is that, in 1986, when the Tico-class Yorktown sank a Libyan patrol boat, CNN used a picture of the Carrier Yorktown - the one sunk during the Battle of Midway (or it might have been the Essex-class one, I'm not sure).

[ncountylee]

BUT... Keep the base open, we might want to spit on the military.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Re: "My second greatest desire for SF would be an eight inch snow store followed by -20 below zero weather."

Make that "My second greatest desire for SF would be a 16-inch salvo followed by -20 below zero weather.

[Schwaeky]

Although based out of there, I'm also soo glad my dad's ship (USCG Taney--a high endurance Coast Guard cutter of the 378' class--dad served on it in Operation Market Time in 'Nam) is not in SF--if they don't appreciate the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, screw them.

[Old Seadog]