At 08:53 AM 7/10/00 -0500, you wrote:
>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
>
Several years ago, a friend of mine had been in the Navy, now retired. He
told me that the Navy had piles of Iowa class stuff stored in New
Mexico.......tons of gun parts, barrels, and ammo.
Jon
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