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COLDWAR MUSEUM gets a home. The Fairfax County, VA Park Authority has given land at the former Lorton complex to the musuem to build a permanent home. It is on the site of a former Nike missle base.
Good Site for Amphib Ship Images
http://www.bluejacket.com/usn_ship_image_lp-ls.html
Good Site for a list of all Amphib Ships, their builder, and last assignment.
http://www.coltoncompany.com/shipbldg/ussbldrs/postwwii/government/amphibs.htm
The 2004 edition of "United States Navy Hull Numbers Since 1920 -- Volume 1" was Published September 2004 and is now available.
As well as being completely updated with information up to August 2004, many new listings have been added. The Amphibious Warfare designations have been completely overhauled and now include British Lend-Lease ships as well as earlier designations before the standardized L designator was adopted. The Destroyer section now includes Destroyer Leaders, Destroyer Minesweepers, Destroyer Escorts and Frigates. The Cruiser section includes earlier and concurrent designation types to the main CA / CL sequence. Lend-Lease Escort Carriers have been added in the Aircraft Carrier section. Five new appendices have been added.
Six major types of major combatant
ship types,
Forty-two different hull number series or sequences,
One hundred and ten separate designation types,
Over 4,100 separate hull numbers listed.
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Amphibious Force Memorial Museum - This is a link to the site of the museum and to the USS Washtenaw County (LST 1166) and to LCI (L) 763 in the Portland Oregon area. Both ships are being restored. There is also a link to the Washtenaw County's own site in the LST 1156 section.
Cold War Veterans - Link to site for veterans of the Cold War. Get their calendar featuring important dates in the Cold War and pictures of heroes, spy ships, planes and important locales of the Cold War.
http://www.coldwarveterans.com
Cold War Museum - Here is the link to the excellent Cold War site featuring the news about their new museum.
Diego Garcia - This is an excellent site with good information about USS Graham County (LST 1176).
http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/dg/ppdrdg.html
U.S. Navy Ship Rosters - A good site for getting in touch with Vets sent by Jack Oaks.
Myles C. Fox - Here is a link to a good site passed on by Dave Kittle.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MylesCFox-DD829
Bottom Gun - Here is Don Shelton's great site.
Navy Memorial - Here is the site that supports the Navy Memorial in Washington D.C., a must see for travelers to the Nation's Capital.
Webmaster's CornerIf you send me photos or content for the ships I can post them. If you have a site for a ship we can link to it. Please email me at Dirkvm@MSN.com if you have any additions, changes, etc.