Probably for the best she wasn't made into a museum. As some of her crew put it: there's something undignified about a bunch of kids running around, ice cream in hand, having no idea what they're looking at. North Carolina was always the Showboat. Lexington was always the leader. But E was the warrior, and warriors fade away.
Incidentally, DD is Fletcher-class Yarnall. About as good a record as a dedicated carrier screen could realistically expect: splashed 3 planes during the Turkey Shoot, and a couple more later.
Probably for the best she wasn't made into a museum. As some of her crew put it: there's something undignified about a bunch of kids running around, ice cream in hand, having no idea what they're looking at. North Carolina was always the Showboat. Lexington was always the leader. But E was the warrior, and warriors fade away.
Incidentally, DD is Fletcher-class Yarnall. About as good a record as a dedicated carrier screen could realistically expect: splashed 3 planes during the Turkey Shoot, and a couple more later.
I thought that taking photos and bringing food aren't allowed in museum? I dunno which is worse, being museum and loitered with disrespectful people (those who draw graffiti are the worse) or scrapped for money (IIRC Big E was the latter)..
I do feel like museum ships are great though, since even though there will always be those people that don't respect what the ship did and stood for, there'll be others that do, and more that come and learn from that ship, to keep their memory alive.
I thought that taking photos and bringing food aren't allowed in museum? I dunno which is worse, being museum and loitered with disrespectful people (those who draw graffiti are the worse) or scrapped for money (IIRC Big E was the latter)..
The bright side of the latter is at least she gave her last contribution to the country in the form of money. Though that is a good question.
Probably for the best she wasn't made into a museum. As some of her crew put it: there's something undignified about a bunch of kids running around, ice cream in hand, having no idea what they're looking at. North Carolina was always the Showboat. Lexington was always the leader. But E was the warrior, and warriors fade away.
Incidentally, DD is Fletcher-class Yarnall. About as good a record as a dedicated carrier screen could realistically expect: splashed 3 planes during the Turkey Shoot, and a couple more later.
Having been on programs for the USS Hornet and USS Pampanito: not a whole lot of ice cream or unsupervised running around. Rather, they go out of their way to explain every facet of the ships and their history.
Not all warriors fade. Some go on to mentor the next generation's vanguard.
(That said, the Pampanito's onboard ice cream maker does reportedly still work...)