The Des Monies has been a long time resident here at the Phila mothball fleet. Some 30 years, however, while passing by on I-95 I could not see the familar 8" gun crusier?? Where is she? I know the basin has added some new stuff lately like the Aegis CG's and the tenders such? Whats up?
2007-07-03 10:23:03 · 3 answers · asked by lana_sands 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Scraped!! GOD how narrow minded.... i'll miss her.......... :-(
2007-07-03 10:44:52 · update #1
The second Des Moines (CA-134) was a heavy cruiser in service from 1948 to 1961. She is being scrapped in Brownsville Texas after an unsuccessful attempt to turn her into a museum in Milwaukee.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Des_Moines
2007-07-03 10:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Des_Moines_%28CA-134%29
She's been transferred to Brownsville, TX for scrapping. That was in 2006.
Wow...two posts in the time it took me to look it up on Wikipedia and post a little synopsis about her. And I guess Wikipedia is pretty popular, huh?
2007-07-03 17:28:39 · answer #2 · answered by theREALtruth.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Towed to Texas and scrapped.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Des_Moines_(CA-134)
2007-07-03 17:27:24 · answer #3 · answered by Joe L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋