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To: Jeff Head

Thanks for posting. I was stationed there on the Bainbridge CGN-25 back in the late 70's. In the morning I would drive in the dark and fog and as I approaced the base the mothballed battleships New Jersey and Missouri would start looming up with just a few standing lights showing. I always got a chill and still think it was one of the most beautiful vistas I have ever seen.
There were several WWII vintage aircraft carriers there. I remember that one of them had trees growing on the flight deck.


38 posted on 09/16/2005 11:15:32 AM PDT by Belasarius (Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. Job 5:2-7)
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To: Belasarius

Two of the Iowa class BBs are still mothballed for reserve over in the east.


50 posted on 09/16/2005 11:50:46 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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