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Vinnie Branigan
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 MUSEUM VISIT: Patriots Point Shawn Ramsey has been to the deep south...and look what he found! MUSEUM VISIT: Patriots Point  Sponsored by... Vinnie
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UAEJohnny
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Re: MUSEUM VISIT: Patriots Point I love these walk-through style museums, up and down stairs, through cramped corners, below the engine decks! They have a similar tour available in San Diego on the USS Midway. It's three hours to walk through the whole thing. But you get to see the ship from anchor chain room in the bow all the way back to the gift shop at the fantail.
The submarines are perhaps the most interesting. The idea that 40 guys stayed in there continually for 6 months at a stretch, unbelievable.
I sometimes wonder if NASA at least considered using submariners as astronaut candidates.
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Yngve
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Re: MUSEUM VISIT: Patriots Point These dingys are some impressive constructions,it must be easy getting lost in one . Thanks for the report 
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Thomas Hopkins
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Re: MUSEUM VISIT: Patriots Point Also of note a PP is a recreation of a Vietnam era fire base. Shades of M.A.S.H.!!!!!!
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Matt Parvis
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Re: MUSEUM VISIT: Patriots Point Shawn,
Cool report, thanks for that. I was in Charleston once years ago for a friend's wedding and while I saw these ships out in the harbor I didn't have a chance to visit.
Matt
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Vinnie Branigan
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Re: MUSEUM VISIT: Patriots Point Sad to say Matt, that if it had have been me, I would have been drawn to the ships and probably missed the wedding!  Vinnie
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Matt Parvis
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Re: MUSEUM VISIT: Patriots Point The wedding itself was in the suburbs, we were only downtown for the celebrating, so, there was important business to deal with. Plus, it was late, so, they probably wouldn't have appreciated a visit.  Matt
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Rob Matthews
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Re: MUSEUM VISIT: Patriots Point Great article Shawn and some very nice pics
Thanks for sharing
Rob
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