Preserving a piece of US Maritime History - invaluable

The USS Olympia is a cruiser that fought in the Spanish American War in 1898 and has been preserved in Philadelphia. She's a one of a kind ship, a national historic monument, and in danger. She needs approximately $10-15 million in repairs to keep her a viable museum for years to come. If you have the resources, or connections to those resources, please consider helping. (full disclosure - there is no financial benefit to me to ask the question - we need to save this ship for posterity). Please contact me at 612-599-1935 or bdskon@fedex.com if you have additional questions.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Navy avoids most of Pentagon’s latest cuts - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

Navy avoids most of Pentagon’s latest cuts - Navy News News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times
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Murder's Row II - remember the famous photo of WWII

Ships from the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group maneuver into formation.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), bottom, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser UDD Vicksburg (CG 69), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), USS Porter (DDG 78), USS McFaul (DDG 74), USS Cole (67) and USS Nitze (DDG 94) maneuver into formation during the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group's composite training unit exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brooks B. Patton, Jr./Released)

The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group maneuvers into formation.


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WWII destroyer returns to S.C. after repairs - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

WWII destroyer returns to S.C. after repairs - Navy News News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times
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USS Laffey - The Ship that Wouldn't Die - coming home to Patriots Point

The World War II destroyer Laffey is towed to its mooring at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Wednesday. The vessel had been moved more than two years ago to a dry dock so its hull could be repaired at a cost of about $9 million.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile-destroyers USS Cole (DG 67), USS McFaul (DDG 74) and USS Nitze (DDG 94) manuever into formation during an exercise.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2012) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile-destroyers USS Cole (DDG 67), USS McFaul (DDG 74) and USS Nitze (DDG 94) manuever into formation during an exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse L. Gonzalez/Released)
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The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean while conducting a composite training unit exercise.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean while conducting a composite training unit exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse L. Gonzalez/Released) 
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U.K. mulls upping military presence in Hormuz - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

U.K. mulls upping military presence in Hormuz - Navy News News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

We'll take it, we love the Royal Navy, but it simply is short hulls. Need more ships - another example proving it.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Search for closure, accurate account of Wake Island massacre continues - News - Stripes

Search for closure, accurate account of Wake Island massacre continues - News - Stripes

An amazing story - please, please read this.
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U.S. keeping 11 aircraft carriers, Panetta says - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

U.S. keeping 11 aircraft carriers, Panetta says - Navy News News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

This is significant. I wonder if Panetta puts it out there to force his boss to keep them. I absolutely doubt that Obama wants to keep 11 carriers.
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