Watched this....

[HemiLonestar]

Well I've been learning a little about our Navy ships! Never knew any of this before!

Great info Hemi and lots of knowledge you have - thanks

Learned a few things in 25 years between USN & USCG.

 

[Wifey]

Learned a few things in 25 years between USN & USCG.

Impressive. Thank you

 

[HemiLonestar]

She's been in there for a week now and this was the first weekend they're doing drydock tours. I can't bring myself (yet anyway) to pay $225 to do something I used to get paid to do lol, but I did go up and see.

 

[Wifey]

Possibly they offer free or discounted tours for Veterans? Nice pics glad they're on it

 

[HemiLonestar]

Possibly they offer free or discounted tours for Veterans? Nice pics glad they're on it

If you served aboard her there is a discount ($170 vs $225) otherwise no.

 

[VIPR PWR]

If you served aboard her there is a discount ($170 vs $225) otherwise no.

That’s nuts to charge for a tour ,, especially vets !

 

[Wifey]

I guess charging helps pay for the maintenance lol but it's disgraceful to charge a veteran! Especially when they served on that ship. No sense

 

[VIPR PWR]

I guess charging helps pay for the maintenance lol but it's disgraceful to charge a veteran! Especially when they served on that ship. No sense

Exactly.. I also guess needing to raise more money to keep fleets and ships repairs isn’t included in the ear marked dollars for penguins and platypus research

 

[Wifey]

If the funding and programs were ever managed properly things could be amazing

 

[VIPR PWR]

If the funding and programs were ever managed properly things could be amazing

One cure ,,,, get the Gubernut out of it hahaha

 

[HemiLonestar]

One cure ,,,, get the Gubernut out of it hahaha

That's exactly why they are charging. It's a museum ship, no fed involvement at all. Half the required funding for this drydocking was provided by the state of NJ (law of averages says they'd do something right eventually), the rest by contributions and charging admission fees, hence why it took over 20 yrs from when they got her to this point. Her last docking was over 30 yrs ago. Standard for inactive fleet reserve ships is every 20 yrs, but they go through a thorough preservation process prior to storage.

 

[VIPR PWR]

That's exactly why they are charging. It's a museum ship, no fed involvement at all. Half the required funding for this drydocking was provided by the state of NJ (law of averages says they'd do something right eventually), the rest by contributions and charging admission fees, hence why it took over 20 yrs from when they got her to this point. Her last docking was over 30 yrs ago. Standard for inactive fleet reserve ships is every 20 yrs, but they go through a thorough preservation process prior to storage.

Question ? Those are military ships …. Government ! Once they are put in Dry dock and considered a Museum or relic … Who actually owns them at that time ? What are the actual annual costs to maintain lagit costs and are tax payer dollars still involved ? I have no idea how many people actually visit these ships , but my guess is not enough to maintain them with visitors revenue alone ! Would be interesting to see the actual numbers to verify the costs .

 

[HemiLonestar]

Question ? Those are military ships …. Government ! Once they are put in Dry dock and considered a Museum or relic … Who actually owns them at that time ? What are the actual annual costs to maintain lagit costs and are tax payer dollars still involved ? I have no idea how many people actually visit these ships , but my guess is not enough to maintain them with visitors revenue alone ! Would be interesting to see the actual numbers to verify the costs .

Not once they are donated to become museum ships. The only time the navy gets re-involved is if the vessel isn't properly cared for. Google 'USS CLAMAGORE' AND 'USS LING'. As USS NEW JERSEY is managed by a non-profit called 'Homeport Alliance'. Feel free to browse lol: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/223604324
Like I said before:

That's exactly why they are charging. It's a museum ship, no fed involvement at all. Half the required funding for this drydocking was provided by the state of NJ (law of averages says they'd do something right eventually), the rest by contributions and charging admission fees, hence why it took over 20 yrs from when they got her to this point. Her last docking was over 30 yrs ago. Standard for inactive fleet reserve ships is every 20 yrs, but they go through a thorough preservation process prior to storage.

Depends on what entity (state, museum or nonprofit) it was donated to. USS TEXAS is actually owned by the state of Texas. While NEW JERSEY is in drydock, another previously ongoing project is getting worked on, possibly finished (re-teaking the decks).

 

[VIPR PWR]

Not once they are donated to become museum ships. The only time the navy gets re-involved is if the vessel isn't properly cared for. Google 'USS CLAMAGORE' AND 'USS LING'. As USS NEW JERSEY is managed by a non-profit called 'Homeport Alliance'. Feel free to browse lol: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/223604324
Like I said before:

Depends on what entity (state, museum or nonprofit) it was donated to. USS TEXAS is actually owned by the state of Texas. While NEW JERSEY is in drydock, another previously ongoing project is getting worked on, possibly finished (re-teaking the decks).

Ok , got it ! Non profits and the State of Texas hahaha ! All in all it’s always good to see history and hopefully Texas has many war ships just in case hahaha ! The Texas Navy !

 

[HemiLonestar]

Battleship TEXAS belongs to the state, LEXINGTON (carrier) to Corpus Christi, STEWART and CAVALLA (destroyer escort & submarine in the ground) to Galveston naval museum (Seawolf park).

 

[VIPR PWR]

See that Texas has its own Navel fleet .. those are bad ass cool .. where are they located in Texas.. I lived in the Dallas area for a bit over 5 years and never even new about those ! Of course I checked out the Alamo and South fork hahaha with a visit to the River walk in San Antonio hahaha ! But the best part was torturing my boss going to the cowboys games when playing the Redskins and routing for the Redskins hahaha .

 

[Wifey]

Rebel!

 

[HemiLonestar]

The fleet in Massachusetts would probably be more useful lol....USS MASSACHUSETTS (battleship), USS SALEM (heavy cruiser), USS CASSIN YOUNG & JOSEPH P KENNEDY JR (destroyers) and USS LIONFISH (submarine). All of which are still floating.

 

[VIPR PWR]

The fleet in Massachusetts would probably be more useful lol....USS MASSACHUSETTS (battleship), USS SALEM (heavy cruiser), USS CASSIN YOUNG & JOSEPH P KENNEDY JR (destroyers) and USS LIONFISH (submarine). All of which are still floating.

Well there everywhere ,, each state has their own navy,, cool !