by Jim21680 » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:19 pm
Philly is a pretty good city for historic ship-sighting. I highly recommend a trip here, but make sure it's a nice day. If you have at least that...it's hard to beat!
I plan on getting to Boston in the fall to see the Constitution again (I previously saw it at 14 and didn't care)...and also the Massachusetts.
Other cities on the future agenda would be Wilmington, NC and Mobile, AL, of course.
I've been to Charleston as well, and what a gem of a city that is! All I can say is that I love it...all of it...and that is all.
The Yorktown there is a ship modeler's dream. There must be 50 model ships aboard that thing. Very impressive.
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- The Olympia really has a place in my heart. She's a beautiful ship, despite the dummy-replica turrets. I have no doubt that she'll find the help she needs. At low tide, she's on the bottom, so even if she did "sink" at her berth, she's not really going anywhere.
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- The Navy Yard is open to the public, and has plenty of cool sightings. The Kennedy and Forrestal are there, to name a couple.
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- The United States, badly in need of a paint job, but engineers say she is mechanically sound. A floating casino/hotel/museum/etc? Why not??
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- She gains an eerie appearance at night. Should've been used to film a scene in Ghost Busters.
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- Meh...just thought I'd throw this in there too. At the Naval Supply Depot in North Phila. I always love me a Tomcat :)
Philly is a pretty good city for historic ship-sighting. I highly recommend a trip here, but make sure it's a nice day. If you have at least that...it's hard to beat!
I plan on getting to Boston in the fall to see the Constitution again (I previously saw it at 14 and didn't care)...and also the Massachusetts.
Other cities on the future agenda would be Wilmington, NC and Mobile, AL, of course.
I've been to Charleston as well, and what a gem of a city that is! All I can say is that I love it...all of it...and that is all.
The Yorktown there is a ship modeler's dream. There must be 50 model ships aboard that thing. Very impressive.