Thanks for the presentation and the great news, i'm glad to hear it! I would love to come up for one of your winter tours too. Since it's almost Thanksgiving, i've got to tell you that a short time ago, my uncle gave me a box of stuff that was my grandfather's that passed back in 1998. He was a LST sailor in WW2, and i was looking through his Bluejackets manual and found a Thanksgiving menu from the USS NEW ORLEANS, pretty cool!
Hi Jeff...sorry, this comment got buried and didn't see it until now. That's a great find from your Uncle and Grandfather...I love those old Thanksgiving Day menus.
Cool updates! Hope the winter tours go well, I’m especially interested in the ship archeology one, as you know that’s a particular interest of mine lol. Maybe I’ll be able to make it up for one. Making the booklet of general plans available is pretty cool. One idea that I thought might be cool is making a poster out of some of them to sell, or putting images from it on shirts and such. I was actually wanting to ask you at some point if you had any plans to collaborate with Haida. In addition to being too far from Buffalo, both her and The Sullivans entered service in the same year and were decommissioned within a few years of each other. It’s a really nice apples to apples comparison of American versus Royal Navy design doctrines imo, so I’m happy to see you guys have plans.
Sorry sirboomsalot, this comment got buried. Winter Tours are going okay for now...first year doing them and all...feel free to check out the schedule...Thanks as always!
I have an out-of-the-box suggestion. Instead of spending millions of dollars dry docking the Sullivan. Why not dispose of the Sullivan and get the Oliver Perry class destroyer that is being held for museum ship the group that was trying for it as given up.
Thanks for your comment. 1) The Oliver Hazard Perry Shipyard, which put in the application for USS Halyburton was rejected. They completed the application, and the Navy denied the plan - The organization didn't give up, just a clarification. 2) It will cost $4 million to scrap USS The Sullivans, so instead we're going to use that money to pay for her ship's maintenance.
@BuffaloNavalPark would it be possible instead of scrapping you could take her someplace in the Great lakes and sink hr in an area that could be used for recreational diving. Probably cheaper
Thank you for this presentation! I enjoy learning about the behind the scenes side of things!
You're welcome as always, Peden!! Appreciate your continued support.
Thanks for the presentation and the great news, i'm glad to hear it! I would love to come up for one of your winter tours too. Since it's almost Thanksgiving, i've got to tell you that a short time ago, my uncle gave me a box of stuff that was my grandfather's that passed back in 1998. He was a LST sailor in WW2, and i was looking through his Bluejackets manual and found a Thanksgiving menu from the USS NEW ORLEANS, pretty cool!
Hi Jeff...sorry, this comment got buried and didn't see it until now.
That's a great find from your Uncle and Grandfather...I love those old Thanksgiving Day menus.
Hello from Jamestown
Hello - I'm sure you're a winter wonderland, Cam! Still green up at the ships! Not one flake! Stay well and don't get stuck anywhere.
@BuffaloNavalPark we don't have any
Cool updates! Hope the winter tours go well, I’m especially interested in the ship archeology one, as you know that’s a particular interest of mine lol. Maybe I’ll be able to make it up for one.
Making the booklet of general plans available is pretty cool. One idea that I thought might be cool is making a poster out of some of them to sell, or putting images from it on shirts and such.
I was actually wanting to ask you at some point if you had any plans to collaborate with Haida. In addition to being too far from Buffalo, both her and The Sullivans entered service in the same year and were decommissioned within a few years of each other. It’s a really nice apples to apples comparison of American versus Royal Navy design doctrines imo, so I’m happy to see you guys have plans.
Sorry sirboomsalot, this comment got buried. Winter Tours are going okay for now...first year doing them and all...feel free to check out the schedule...Thanks as always!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours
Thank you, Kirk! I hope you had a good and fulling Thanksgiving and a safe holiday and Xmas season.
Father Thomas Conway is the same Father Conway that the park is named after in South Buffalo.
That is correct! Don't know if that was a question or statement, but true either way! Thanks!
That record is a 78 RPM record, it is a real treasure the 45 didn't come out until the early 50s and the LP in the late 40s.
So helpful, thanks Kirk! Hope you're feeling better!
@BuffaloNavalPark I doing some better
Can a replica be made? Of Plaque
Yes, I'm thinking that it can be fabricated. I will continue to work with the Grout Museum District, who are in possession of the plaque.
It sounds like an interesting tour group, but I can't travel from SC, to NY without freezing to death.
Yes...it's quite cold up here now!!
That looks like a 78 rpm. Not 45
Thanks so much! Appreciate it...I only had LP's by my time!
@ me either but I remember mom having some.
I have an out-of-the-box suggestion. Instead of spending millions of dollars dry docking the Sullivan. Why not dispose of the Sullivan and get the Oliver Perry class destroyer that is being held for museum ship the group that was trying for it as given up.
Thanks for your comment. 1) The Oliver Hazard Perry Shipyard, which put in the application for USS Halyburton was rejected. They completed the application, and the Navy denied the plan - The organization didn't give up, just a clarification. 2) It will cost $4 million to scrap USS The Sullivans, so instead we're going to use that money to pay for her ship's maintenance.
@BuffaloNavalPark That's my point. It would be an opportunity for you
@BuffaloNavalPark would it be possible instead of scrapping you could take her someplace in the Great lakes and sink hr in an area that could be used for recreational diving. Probably cheaper
@@Rlsummers041 Thank you again, we're good with working to restore The Sullivans!