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somegridplayer t1_j7g8k96 wrote

Reply to comment by noodle-face in The fast battleship USS Massachusetts at rest as a museum ship [1290 x 1304] by liltunny

They had about a million and a quarter but they need more. In the next couple years she needs a real hull inspection. She's getting rough below the waterline.

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BrockVegas t1_j7g9xx6 wrote

Does she even float anymore?

I though she was permanently attached to that mooring on the bottom left.

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BostonDodgeGuy t1_j7gwqhv wrote

"Permanently" moored with rope and chain. She's still free to move with the tides and is floating.

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DeadassBdeadassB t1_j7hvb0e wrote

If she’s in the water, she’s floating. You can just have it sitting on the bottom😂

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stametsprime t1_j7i7rm3 wrote

USS Intrepid is sitting on the bottom of the Hudson River.

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triplefreshpandabear t1_j7iald3 wrote

Really, didn't know that, the Intrepid was one of the best museum experiences I've had, as someone who loves naval history, aviation and spaceflight history it ticked all my boxes, I was a kid in a candy shop.

Edit My wife said to add to this that she is not a battleship person but that she loved the intrepid, and to tell y'all if you want to do a military history thing but still something the wife and kids will enjoy the intrepid is good, so much cool stuff.

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stametsprime t1_j7iaz34 wrote

I agree, it’s a fantastic museum. Officially it’s supposed to be floating, but it will often be settled in the muck at the bottom of the river…unlike the USS Kidd, which is out of the water completely due to the level of the Mississippi River.

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