Enterprise stern plate in New Jersey

Discussion in 'The War at Sea' started by Dave55, Dec 29, 2011.

  1. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Hi all,

    The stern plate from the USS Enterprise was saved when she was being scrapped in Kearny, NJ in 1960. She was decommissioned in 1947. This is the US ship that most deserved to be preserved as a memorial and museum. But she wasn't named for the home state of the President at the time of Japan's surrender so ............ The artifact is now in a small park in River Vale, NJ. It was in the outfield of a little league baseball field nearby for over 40 years before it was restored and moved to its present location.
     

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  2. Jonathan Ball

    Jonathan Ball It's a way of life.

    That's nice Dave. May I ask why it was removed from the outfield of the ballpark? I couldn't think of a more fitting place for such a piece of Americana to reside.
     
  3. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

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    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

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