On 11/2/2010 3:44 PM, Invid Fan wrote:
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Look at the plight of the USS Olympia as an example of what can happen
to private museums saddled with old, expensive to maintain, priceless
artifacts.

You made me look up the ship on Wiki. Damn... I've been on her twice,
once as a kid and again a couple years ago when I was in Philadelphia
for the sci fi Worldcon, and the idea of the Olympia being sold for
scrap... I wonder if there's any way to get her to Buffalo's Naval Park.

The place she should go is Washington state; I assume she's named after
Olympia, Washington.
The old Revell model of the ship is a real ball to build BTW, with
really good parts fit, and a surprising degree of detail for a model of
that vintage.
http://modelshipworld.com/phpBB2/fil...lympia_296.jpg
I don't know if it's still the case, but Olympia's officer's wardroom
used to be the official headquarters for the Navy "Blue Angels"
aerobatic team.

Pat