Free U.s. Navy Ship

[rasorinc]

Interesting article and ship.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1235...?mod=yhoofront

[daiquiri]

Maybe the US Navy could place an ad in Teheran Daily? The guys over there could be interested and are good payers...

[kach22i]

But a gift ship from the Navy comes with lots of strings attached to the rigging. A naval museum, the Historic Naval Ships Association warns, is "a bloodthirsty, paperwork ridden, permit-infested, money-sucking hole..." Because the Navy won't pay for anything -- neither rust scraping nor curating -- to keep museums afloat, survival depends on big crowds. That's why many of the 48 ships it has given away over 60 years were vessels known for performing heroically in famous battles.

"a bloodthirsty, paperwork ridden, permit-infested, money-sucking hole..."

Cracks me up, and I bet it's true.

[BMcF]

That fella sure was not enamored of the museum environment, eh?

I don't want the SWATH..but I'd take the Hughes Barge off their hands any time. Make a nice offshore retreat...plant my own flag on it and call it home.