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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Friday, March 28, 2014

Gone to soon

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Cmdr. Rolf Spelker, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755), passes the word that the ship is ready for decommissioning to Rear Adm. Ken Perry.



KITTERY, Maine (March 28, 2014) Cmdr. Rolf Spelker, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755), passes the word that the ship is ready for decommissioning to Rear Adm. Ken Perry, commander of Submarine Group 2, during a decommissioning ceremony in the auditorium of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason J. Perry/Released)

Robert G. Bradley is Decommissioned

Robert G. Bradley is Decommissioned

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The Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, transits the East China Sea with ships from Flotilla Five of the Republic of Korea Navy.

CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday

CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday: In port. Just another watch on the pier. Tic. Toc. Yawn. It's 23:20. Watch is almost over. Thing is, there is no such thing as a...



 
Rest in Peace Shipmate - We have the Watch