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Originally Posted by Plumky
And as for the comment "Damned expensive reminders" nothing is too expensive when it comes to holding our past well into the future. Look at what the city of Fall River, Massecheusets did to the USS Massecheusets. They have her as a memorial. That is an honor for a ship that has served its time in battle now it can serve its time as a keep sake!
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Yeah, well the USS Massachusetts isn't "...still roam[ing] the sea! Not as battleships but as reminders of the losses occured on each side by weapons such as her." And it's not tax dollars that support her. It's one thing to establish a museum ship that's non-operational and supported by public (voluntary) donations, quite another to fund operation of an expensive beast like a battleship just out of nostalgia.