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Canadian Authorities were concerned that the guards could damage the locks as the ship passed through. After a long discussion and explanation on why the propeller guards had to stay Canadian Authorities cleared the destroyer to continue on with its voyage. Its permanent location within
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was towed more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from a shipping yard located in
Philadelphia to its new more permanent home as a museum in Bay City. However, there was one major issue that faced the museum before they could take destroyer from its home in Philadelphia and that was with the boat's
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on April 24, 2012, to become a part of the
Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum. It took years for the museum to be approved to obtain a retired destroyer but Mike Kegly, President of the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum, did not give up and continued to be persistent on being in touch with the Naval
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Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum as it is located in the Saginaw River. The entire process cost a total of an estimated $ 1.4 million. This is broken up into two major groups, the $ 750,000 it cost for the museum to buy the USS
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10 mPa) boilers feeding by two steam turbines, driving a ship 418 feet (127 m) in length. Though this ship is known greatly for its forceful firing, it had only seen time in two major wars. The USS
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color, the museum received word that those who are on the Navy's delayed entry program and are waiting to be shipped off to boot camp are willing to volunteer in the restoration of the destroyer.
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propeller guards. The propeller guards are featured on every ship to protect tug boats from running into the ships' propellers. This concern about the propellers became a problem for the USS
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different shades of gray were ordered for the painting of the dock. While waiting to obtain the last of the additional paint that is needed to completely repaint and restore the USS
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