"“She Hastens Onward Still”: The Battleship USS Oregon" Topic
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Tango01 | 19 Jun 2019 1:20 p.m. PST |
….And its Place in National Memory "Ship breakers claimed the vast majority of 19th Pre-dreadnought and 20th century United States battleships like the USS Oregon upon decommission.[1] Masts, guns, anchors, smoke stacks, and other elements of the most famous remain on public display at historic sites, serving as substitutes for full-sized memorials that require private donations or taxpayer dollars to maintain. The USS Oregon was the centerpiece for the State of Oregon Marine Park from 1927 to 1942, and seemed destined for honorable retirement until the outbreak of World War II, but was sacrificed because of misguided patriotism in the State of Oregon and misappropriation of war materials and building contracts, particularly involving the use of steel, within the highest levels of government and industry.[2] This essay charts the battleship's career from construction, wartime service, to memorial status. It asks: What events constituted it becoming the premier floating memorial in the country and what were the costs? What were the major political, economic, and social forces that led to its removal from memorial status and eventual scrapping? Can a warship not serving as a floating memorial still hold a place in national memory? …" Main page link
Amicalement Armand |
stecal | 19 Jun 2019 9:41 p.m. PST |
Sad. It is particularly embarrassing that a ship sacrificed for the War Effort ended up after the war sold to the Japanese and scrapped there. In comparison, the 1860 HMS Warrior, which was reduced to a stripped, mastless hulk used as an oil jetty in the 1970's was completely restored by England. Similar things could have been done with the Oregon after its use as a dynamite hauler. |
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