Filed under: History, Learning, North America, United StatesEarlier this week, the destroyer USS Edson sailed into the harbor of Bay City, Michigan, to the cheers of an expectant crowd. As Art Daily reports, it will become part of the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum.
This museum's primary purpose will be to showcase the USS Edson, which saw duty from 1958 to 1988. She saw action in the Vietnam War and was shelled by Vietcong land forces.
The USS Edson has been a museum before. From 1989 to 2004, she was part of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City. Although she's been fitted out as a museum and is seaworthy, there's still much to be done to make her ready for a new set of visitors. The museum is raising funds to get this work done and open this historic ship to the public. There's no set opening date at this time. Stay tuned.
[Photo courtesy John McCullough]USS Edson To Become Part Of Future Ship Museum originally appeared on Gadling on Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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