| Author |
Message |
    
Erik Wood
Moderator
Username: ewood
Post Number: 1024
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 5:53 pm: | 
|
Hello all,
I have just accepted a call to do some survey work on some ships in the mothball fleet (unfortunatly the Indy isn't one of them).
I was wondering if anybody has some links to websites that have a vessel listing or pictures of some of the ships in the mothball fleet?? If you do please post here and let us all know.
Thanks in advance,
Erik |
Jan C. Nielsen
Member
Username: jcnielsen
Post Number: 590
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 1:56 pm: |
|
Erik,
Here's an aerial photo of a part of the fleet. I go by there frequently on my way to Sacramento.
http://mrnapo46.tripod.com/gex.jpg |
Erik Wood
Moderator
Username: ewood
Post Number: 1030
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 4:17 pm: |
|
So, I take it that most of these ships are about to sink. Most of the pictures I have seen show that the ships are in bad, bad condition. Perhaps it's time to check on my life insurance.
Erik |
Jan C. Nielsen
Member
Username: jcnielsen
Post Number: 591
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 5:39 pm: |
|
I'd say it's time to check your jogging shoes, Erik, there are a lot of ships, and decks to walk on. A local television program, "California's Gold," did a piece on the fleet. The ships look pretty old. Rusty, too. There are submarines, destroyers and the like, but mostly Liberty ships. The U.S.S. Iowa battleship is out there, somewhere. |
Michael H. Standart
Moderator
Username: mstandart
Post Number: 4050
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 11:10 pm: |
|
Now now Erik, no fair trying to get out of your September get together by getting killed on us!
Seriously, most of the ships in that photo are old decommissioned warships that are awaiting their turn to go to the breakers or be expended as targets. I don't think you'll have to worry about them.
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
|
Wayne Keen
Member
Username: dockeen
Post Number: 64
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 8, 2005 - 6:32 pm: |
|
Has the status of this fleet changed much in the last 3 years?
Wayne |
Michael H. Standart
Moderator
Username: mstandart
Post Number: 12612
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 - 11:04 am: |
|
I doubt the status has changed much at all beyond some book keeping. A lot of those ships really belong at the shipbreakers but getting a vessel scrapped can be rediculously difficult these days. You might want to peruse the Naval Vessels Register to find out the current status and location of a decommissioned naval vessel.
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
|
