At 03:55 PM 7/7/00 -0400, Dave Reed wrote:
>Hi-
>About a year or more ago the DRMO had a pile of at least 3 ot 4 of
>the 16" gun barrels up for auction at Key West FL. . . . I assume they
got the
>torch. Anybody know about the origin or disposition of these?
>Dave Reed
>Elkton MD
>On 6 Jul 2000, at 13:42, Everett Doyle wrote:
>
Most likely, they were stockpiled spares for the Iowas. Though Iowa and
Wisconsin remain Cat B Mobilization Assets, the Powers-That-Be in the Navy
are trying their d***edest to shove them out the proverbial backdoor by
undercutting their infrastructure.
Steve Allen
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