Any Help for the Yorktown

AVGWarhawk · 10-23-09, 01:47 PM

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But as the longtime centerpiece of the floating maritime museum at Patriots Point, the inactive warship has been slowly losing a silent, corrosive and very costly war with nature.
Officials at the military attraction estimated Tuesday that it would cost more than $100 million to dry dock and repair the ship's deteriorating steel hull. It's money that South Carolina does not have.
The long-simmering problem came to a boil as the Patriots Point Development Authority discussed a letter it received from the Department of the Navy about the deteriorating condition of the donated ship.
In short, the Navy has given the state agency two options for dealing with the Yorktown: Either put the vessel in dry dock so its rusting hull can be fixed or submit a plan to dispose of the aging ship.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2...it-or-junk-it/

SteamWake · 10-23-09, 02:12 PM

Nature ultimatly wins every time

AVGWarhawk · 10-23-09, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Nature ultimatly wins every time

Hah, it is a dollars and cents thing.

Jimbuna · 10-23-09, 03:58 PM

Salt water + metal = corrosion. Add time into the equation and you have an unstoppable series of events. You can slow it down with costly maintenance but you can never eradicate it.

I heard the BB USS Texas hull is as thin as 1/16th of an inch in some places.

SS107.9MHz · 10-23-09, 06:37 PM

Better start building them on plastic! Or onPykrete!!!

Torplexed · 10-23-09, 08:02 PM

The captured German U-505 in Chicago was taking a beating from the elements even though she was mounted on dry land. She's now inside a climate controlled exhibit. Sadly, that's not a realistic option for large ships like BBs and CVs.

Rockstar · 10-23-09, 08:03 PM

I used to do volunteer work on the boat. I was the only one who liked to soogie sand and paint. I did alot of work in the docking bridge but someone else toook the credit. Needless to say I left.

Anyways, with that said, I used to hear scuttlebutt when I worked there that much of the money was mismanaged. I would take in big bucks but rather than supporting the ships they went to state coffers for other 'projects'

Just what I heard when I was there. Not very many people thought much of the fella running the show there.

AVGWarhawk · 10-24-09, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Salt water + metal = corrosion. Add time into the equation and you have an unstoppable series of events. You can slow it down with costly maintenance but you can never eradicate it.

I heard the BB USS Texas hull is as thin as 1/16th of an inch in some places.

You should see the Torsk. She is a bit thin in the skin. The Navy was courteous enough to give of the live diving films after inspection.

She will be in dry dock. What's a couple of million for a few sheets of steel and a fresh coat of paint?

SteamWake · 10-24-09, 08:34 AM

Woops wrong thread !

Jimbuna · 10-24-09, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

You should see the Torsk. She is a bit thin in the skin. The Navy was courteous enough to give of the live diving films after inspection.

She will be in dry dock. What's a couple of million for a few sheets of steel and a fresh coat of paint?

When I look at what the US has managed to save from the scrapheap I get annoyed to think of the few units the UK has done likewise to....an 8" cruiser HMS Belfast is the biggest

10-23-09, 02:12 PM	#2
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10-23-09, 03:58 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Salt water + metal = corrosion. Add time into the equation and you have an unstoppable series of events. You can slow it down with costly maintenance but you can never eradicate it. I heard the BB USS Texas hull is as thin as 1/16th of an inch in some places. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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10-24-09, 08:34 AM	#9
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Woops wrong thread ! __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-23-09, 08:02 PM	#6
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	The captured German U-505 in Chicago was taking a beating from the elements even though she was mounted on dry land. She's now inside a climate controlled exhibit. Sadly, that's not a realistic option for large ships like BBs and CVs.

10-23-09, 08:03 PM	#7
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I used to do volunteer work on the boat. I was the only one who liked to soogie sand and paint. I did alot of work in the docking bridge but someone else toook the credit. Needless to say I left. Anyways, with that said, I used to hear scuttlebutt when I worked there that much of the money was mismanaged. I would take in big bucks but rather than supporting the ships they went to state coffers for other 'projects' Just what I heard when I was there. Not very many people thought much of the fella running the show there.