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British battleship preservation

Posted by Bob Z on 10/26/2009, 2:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Seriously?"
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The British saved none of their battleships, but of course, the Japanese saved one. . .

--Previous Message--
: HMS Warrior, magnificently restored and still
: afloat in Portsmouth is British and,
: according to Oscar Parkes, a battleship. Of
: course, she was called a frigate when new...
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: --Previous Message--
: The British saved NO battleships. But if
: the
: Iowa was scrapped, we'd still have
: MISSOURI,NEW JERSEY,WISCONSIN,NORTH
: CAROLINA, ALABAMA, MASSACHUSETTS,and TEXAS.
: Do we really need to keep all four of the
: IOWA's as museum ships?
:
: --Previous Message--
: the UK for scrapping Vanguard, if the Iowa
: is
: scrapped! Heritage of this value should be
: retained.
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: --Previous Message--
: Does this mean the "Iowa" is to be
: scrapped?
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: David K. Haynes
: October 23, 2009
: 11:36 a.m. CDT
: DHaynes101@aol.com
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Message Thread:

Off the subject: Plan Is Announced to Clean and Scrap Warships - Dick 10/23/2009, 8:22 am
- Battleship Iowa BB-61 mentioned in final paragraph - Dick 10/23/2009, 12:19 pm
- Re: Off the subject: Plan Is Announced to Clean and Scrap Warships - Scott 10/23/2009, 10:21 am
- Re: Fate of the ships in California - David K. Haynes 10/23/2009, 9:36 am
  - Re: Fate of the ships in California - Paul 10/23/2009, 3:32 pm
  - It would be as shameful for the US as it is for .. - jeff 10/23/2009, 2:36 pm
    - Seriously? - Paul 10/23/2009, 3:28 pm
      - Re: Seriously? - Roger Dawson 10/24/2009, 12:43 pm
        
        British battleship preservation - Bob Z 10/26/2009, 2:23 pm
        
        Re: British battleship preservation - Paul 10/26/2009, 3:03 pm
        
        Re: British battleship preservation - Bob Z 10/28/2009, 1:39 pm
      - Agreed - George Elder 10/24/2009, 3:25 am
      - Yes n/t - jeff 10/24/2009, 2:40 am
        
        Because? - Paul 10/24/2009, 3:27 pm
        
        Yes... - jeff 10/25/2009, 2:37 am
        
        Re: Yes... - Paul 10/25/2009, 8:28 am
        
        Re: Yes... - Steve T 10/26/2009, 4:02 pm
      - ...while the SS United States is still not secure. n/t - Don T 10/24/2009, 12:06 am
        
        Re: ...while the SS United States is still not secure. n/t - Bob Weymouth 10/24/2009, 6:31 am
        
        SS United States is a lost cause - Paul 10/24/2009, 7:56 am
        
        Re: SS United States is a lost cause - walt slocombe 10/25/2009, 7:10 am
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--Previous Message-- : The British saved none of their battleships, : but of course, the Japanese saved one. . . : : --Previous Message-- : HMS Warrior, magnificently restored and : still : afloat in Portsmouth is British and, : according to Oscar Parkes, a battleship. Of : course, she was called a frigate when new... : : --Previous Message-- : The British saved NO battleships. But if : the : Iowa was scrapped, we'd still have : MISSOURI,NEW JERSEY,WISCONSIN,NORTH : CAROLINA, ALABAMA, MASSACHUSETTS,and TEXAS. : Do we really need to keep all four of the : IOWA's as museum ships? : : --Previous Message-- : the UK for scrapping Vanguard, if the Iowa : is : scrapped! Heritage of this value should be : retained. : : --Previous Message-- : Does this mean the "Iowa" is to be : scrapped? : : David K. Haynes : October 23, 2009 : 11:36 a.m. CDT : DHaynes101@aol.com : : : : : : : : : : :

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