USS Iowa To Sail On Saturday
The delayed departure of the USS Iowa has been set for Saturday.
This is a moment of history folks, never again will a battleship sail under the Golden Gate Bridge.
The Iowa has been a part of US history, from taking FDR to Yalta all the way to Ronald Reagan and the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
The fact that this voyage occurs on both Memorial Day weekend and during the 75th anniversary celebrations for the bridge seems quite fitting.
I would hope that CNN/MSNBC/Fox/etc will be covering the transit, so keep an eye out on the news.
You can also track things at The Pacific Battleship Center.
They also have a Facebook page, just look for Pacific Battleship Center.
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Sweet! I can actually make that tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up.
Oh, how I hope that is the last battleship! So many things to remember and to celebrate.
Battleships were anachronisms in the second world war. They were re-commissioned as part of Reagan’s 500 ship Navy, which was popular with Naval officers who needed sea going command experience for promotion and very few others. I am sure that the Soviets thought that this was nearly as funny as his Star Wars idea that we are still trying to make work 30 years and 200 billion dollars later.