24 Comments Posted by ALM

Hello FBJim!,
You are a wealth of information. I thought this place was "closed" and semi-abandoned? Is there some reason the boats are being removed after all this time? Seems almost

Do we know of any persons of noteriety interred here?

Hey Kraken, Read FBJim's comment from Feb 06. This is some kind of tanker.

Motts I got round trip air for ya to Vallejo (see above)if you got the time. I am sure you can imagine the Navys take on this though.

At one time this was a bridge. It just happened to be a floating one!

Thanks FB Jim!
Dutchess was probably doomed by the good condition. Worth scavaging so to speak. These folks appear to cut things up as orders come in.

FBJim, Again you are all over it!

http://www.history.nav...n/usnsh-p/pc1264.htm

Even with the vantage of having seen these vessels prior to such decay, I am amazed you can provide so much for our edification.
Any chance you could work your magic here? http://www.opacity.us/image2980_hull.htm The distinct "funky" nature of this style of hull (reinforcement) sparks my curiosity.

Here's this one in better days!http://www.nafts.net/i...ics/ATR/19Sept44.jpg

think it through. Patients may have had babies at the time of treatment.?.

For FB Jim

Any truth to the notion that the ferry best depicted here is indeed th"Beacon" of Groton CT manufacture.?

For FB Jim,

Thanks ever so much for all the information. I worked hard through online sorces to unmask some of these vessels and did not come up with a tenth of the info you have generously provided. Motts has provided quite a vehicle for us all to learn.

Hey Mr. Motts,
Have you done anything (i.e. new formats etc.) to the site? I am having some difficulty with the thumbnails and full size pics. I am getting primarily text. Considering whether these problems reside with "Firefox", Nortons or the like.
Thanks

Hello CaptainS. Granted what you say is on some level accuate, what parts are still good on a vessel like the one represented by this photo (an excellent photo by the way) "Bridge"? It does not seem to make sense to allow the good parts to settle into the mud. Once the goodies were gone why weren'tn't the shells scrapped out? Surely the yard has the means to do this.

Twug ole buddy! Go to the next image and Mark M (comments about 2/3 down) can clue ya in on this boat. Some sort of rescue tug from "the Big One".

Thank you Matt! I'm on it! If ever...