‘A Bold Ship for the Bold City!’

The Orleck Museum Ship being pulled distant from her archetypal location connected the Calcasieu River successful Lake Charles, Louisiana

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The metropolis of Jacksonville and section Navy and subject Veterans person thing to beryllium thankful for this vacation season.

The Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association (JHNSA), genitor proprietor of the aboriginal Jacksonville Naval Museum, has started the towing of the USS Orleck Naval Museum to drydock.

According to a release, the USS Orleck departed Lake Charles, Louisiana connected Wednesday, Dec. 15. The Orleck volition beryllium inspected and past is expected to get successful Jacksonville successful precocious January. The tow to Jacksonville is expected to instrumentality astir 10 to 12 days.

Since January of 2020, JHNSA has spent astir $164,000 connected the Orleck for inspections, vessel insurance, towing down payment, and different needs.

In Jacksonville, the vessel volition beryllium moored stern in, starboard broadside to the 600′ agelong “Pier 1″. This is adjacent to the Berkman Marina on East Bay Street successful the aged Shipyards country of the Sports and Entertainment District successful downtown, Jacksonville.

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The Jacksonville Naval Museum volition diagnostic the “US Navy Cold War Experience,” which is represented by the ex-USS Orleck.

The Orleck, a WWII epoch Gearing Class destroyer, was heavy modified nether the Fleet Rehabilitation and Maintenance (FRAM II) programme successful the aboriginal 1960′s. The Orleck embodies the Korean War, Vietnam War, and Cold War periods successful US Navy past having served successful each three.

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Pier 1, aboriginal location of the Jacksonville Naval Museum and USS Orleck

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Carianne Luter is simply a societal media shaper for News4Jax and has worked astatine Channel 4 since December 2015. She graduated from the University of North Florida with a grade successful communications.