"Unlike any other warship on display in the United States, our focus will be on Vietnam," he said Tuesday in a ceremony at Manifest Distillery. The ship will be docked perpendicular to the shoreline, with its stern facing inward.ĭaniel Bean, president of the association, said the Orleck will become a museum focusing on the U.S. MSTS ships were staffed by civilian crews, but carried 95 of the. Plans call for the Orleck to be towed from Port Arthur, Texas, to Jacksonville in late February or early March. It is to be berthed at the westernmost pier at the Jacksonville Shipyards, near the Berkman Tower. MSTS had four separate customers to serve: the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.
Mark Woods: The time to act on Jacksonville's riverfront is now The year ahead: What to watch for in 2022 in the greater Jacksonville area What it means: Retired Navy ship USS Orleck could boost Jacksonville military tourism as part of riverfront park Gulf of Tonkin incident, complex naval event in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of Vietnam, that was presented to the U.S. The Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association announced Tuesday that it has acquired the ship and that it will soon be Jacksonville-bound after passing a seaworthiness inspection last month in Texas. Navy destroyer that saw combat in the Korean and Vietnam wars, is heading to Jacksonville to begin a new life as a floating military museum.
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