Tuesday, February 21, 2012

USS Iowa BB-61

Where has Salty Dave been hiding out?   He spends all of his time with a rather large lady (this absolutely
does not describe my mother) - the USS Iowa BB-61!  He is a volunteer for the rehabilitation and thinks
about nothing else.  We give him a wide berth (snicker) these days.


Would you like to visit the Iowa in Richmond, CA?  Here is the link to the Pacific Battleship Center, the
non-profit organization rehabbing the Iowa: http://www.pacificbattleship.com/page/richmond.  Can't
make it to Richmond? Check out the gift shop: http://www.pacificbattleship.com/page/store.  Shirts,
hats, posters...heck, even pieces of the deck.

Dave wasn't able to curb his enthusiasm long enough to document his volunteer adventures.  Luckily, a
man that goes by the YouTube user name "PRThatRocks" did it for him.  He has a lovely educational
video series showing his time renovating the Iowa.  Will he show us the bathtub?

Part 1     Part 2      Part 3     Part 4     Part 5 
Part 6     Part 7      Part 8      Part 11     Part 12 
Part 13     Part 14      Part 15      Part 16 

Perhaps the next post will be of my dad's Iowa tattoo!   Just kidding, Mom wouldn't allow that.

Rhonda