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I was next to the Forrest Fire several years ago. Right across the pier from the Sinkin' Sara.
Both had a good list top them..on purpose, to keep water from running into the deck fire suppression, into the pipes, freezing and bursting.
At the time, the Saratoga Foundation was trying to save the Sara for display.
CIC was pretty stripped out on Sara, but fully intact on Forrest.
They were going to high-line the stuff over...then they looked at another carrier....and I never heard what happened.
Both had a good list top them..on purpose, to keep water from running into the deck fire suppression, into the pipes, freezing and bursting.
At the time, the Saratoga Foundation was trying to save the Sara for display.
CIC was pretty stripped out on Sara, but fully intact on Forrest.
They were going to high-line the stuff over...then they looked at another carrier....and I never heard what happened.
Shortly after Forrestal was decommissioned, groups from Baltimore and Tampa Bay nearly came to blows over who was going to get Forrestal, but obviously, these groups ran out of steam and Forrestal is off to her fate. The sad part of this saga was while these groups were fighting over a ship neither one would get, the last World War II light carrier, the Cabot, was still extant and other than the island, was basically still in its World War II configuration. It was considerably more affordable than the Forrestal and being smaller, would have been easier to maintain. Both groups ignored the Cabot, and it, too, ended up being scrapped.
I could go on and on with other ships that should have been preserved, but slipped away (the John Rodgers in Mexico, for example). Preserving ships is a VERY cost intensive and labor intensive endeavor. My hat is off to the groups that have managed to pull it off successfully.
I could go on and on with other ships that should have been preserved, but slipped away (the John Rodgers in Mexico, for example). Preserving ships is a VERY cost intensive and labor intensive endeavor. My hat is off to the groups that have managed to pull it off successfully.