Thanks for the kick in the memory butt. <g> I enjoyed my little sojourn on
Patriot's Point. It came as part of a week-long stay on the Isle of Palms. Very
fond memories. Especially a dinner cruise in Charleston Harbor. The boat didn't
let a seat go empty, so we shared a table with another couple. She was
president of the Cooper River Republican Women's Club. We heard all about it.
<g>
--Bob
On May 26, 2011, at 10:51 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> That would be the Patriots Point Maritime Museum. The vessels, in the
> order of Bob's descriptions, are the USS Clamagore, USS Laffey and the USS
> Yorktown. I've been there many times usually with school groups. The museum
> is still very active but is having a lot of financial difficulties. Their
> biggest problem is rust. The sub and the destroyer were simply not made to
> sit in salt water for the period of time these vessels have existed. The
> Laffey has been hauled out and refurbished at a local shipyard but the
> museum is having trouble coming up with the money to cover the repairs. The
> Clamagore is deteriorateing rapidly and should be displayed on land (as is
> the WW II era German U-boat in Chicago). The Yorktown, being more robust, is
> faring better. Years ago Patriots Point used to have the SS Savannah which
> was the world's only nuclear powered merchant ship. They removed it when the
> Laffey became available since it really wasn't consistent with their Navy
> mission. Coincidentally I was able to go aboard the Savannah when she was
> operational. She made port of call to Charleston around 1966 and my 6th
> grade class made a tour. They even took us through the reactor room (rather
> hurriedly I might add).
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