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Group Seeks to Bring ex-USS Charles F Adams to Jacksonville

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

A few weeks ago, we shared the story of our trip to Philadelphia to scavenge parts off a Cold War destroyer, ex-USS Forrest Sherman. Moored alongside Forrest Sherman is another decommissioned destroyer, ex-USS Charles F. Adams (DDG 2). Coincidentally, just … Continue reading →

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USNA Class of 1951 Raises $51,000 for Navy’s Cold War Gallery

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

The Cold War enveloped the Naval Academy Class of 1951. As they entered upon their four years of education and training in Annapolis the words of Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech still echoed in Bancroft Hall. After four years they … Continue reading →

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USS Providence Veterans Recall Operation Lion’s Den

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

The Foundation has been busily occupied preparing the new exhibit “Into the Lion’s Den” for the Cold War Gallery, and on Thursday, 3 May, we were reminded of the reason we strive to build such exhibits in the first place. … Continue reading →

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New Photo Donation: Submarine USS Besugo (SS 321)

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

From time to time, we get something interesting or surprising in the mail. We recently received a wonderful collection of photographs – completely unsolicited – from Marie Gennette. Upon opening this unexpected package, we were delighted to find dozens of … Continue reading →

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Salvaging Exhibit Artifacts from a Decommissioned Destroyer

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

The new exhibit for the Cold War Gallery, “Into the Lion’s Den,” is scheduled to open this summer at the Washington Navy Yard. Construction on the exhibit is ongoing (see our recent update here) but we are still in the … Continue reading →

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“Into the Lion’s Den” Exhibit Construction: On Schedule

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Construction of the new Cold War Gallery exhibit, “Into the Lion’s Den,” is progressing nicely. The exhibit remembers the 1972 night battle in the narrow, mined confines of Haiphong Harbor between U.S. Navy surface warships and aircraft, and North Vietnamese … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: Stockpile – The Story Behind 10,000 Strategic Nuclear Weapons

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

By Jerry Miller, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, ( 2010) Reviewed by Charles Bogart This well-written and crafted book is an insider’s look at how the United States’ strategic nuclear weapon stockpile grew from three weapons in 1945 to over … Continue reading →

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Sub Exhibit at Cold War Gallery Formally Accepted by Under SECNAV

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

In a letter to Foundation President VADM Robert F. Dunn, USN (Ret), dated 21 March 2012, Undersecretary of the Navy Robert O. Work formally accepted the Covert Submarine Operations exhibit in the Cold War Gallery on behalf of the Department … Continue reading →

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New Exhibit to be Built for Navy Museum’s Cold War Gallery

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Design and Production, Inc., a leading builder of large, complex museum exhibits, has been contracted to build “Into the Lion’s Den,” a new Cold War Gallery exhibit at the U.S. Navy Museum. Scheduled for completion by June 2012 as commemoration … Continue reading →

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