The Grey Ghost in all of her glory

Her against Japan; she won.

Probably for the best she wasn't made into a museum. As some of her crew put it: there's something undignified about a bunch of kids running around, ice cream in hand, having no idea what they're looking at. North Carolina was always the Showboat. Lexington was always the leader. But E was the warrior, and warriors fade away.

Incidentally, DD is Fletcher-class Yarnall. About as good a record as a dedicated carrier screen could realistically expect: splashed 3 planes during the Turkey Shoot, and a couple more later.

aceofspudz said:

Probably for the best she wasn't made into a museum. As some of her crew put it: there's something undignified about a bunch of kids running around, ice cream in hand, having no idea what they're looking at. North Carolina was always the Showboat. Lexington was always the leader. But E was the warrior, and warriors fade away.

Incidentally, DD is Fletcher-class Yarnall. About as good a record as a dedicated carrier screen could realistically expect: splashed 3 planes during the Turkey Shoot, and a couple more later.

I thought that taking photos and bringing food aren't allowed in museum? I dunno which is worse, being museum and loitered with disrespectful people (those who draw graffiti are the worse) or scrapped for money (IIRC Big E was the latter)..

I do feel like museum ships are great though, since even though there will always be those people that don't respect what the ship did and stood for, there'll be others that do, and more that come and learn from that ship, to keep their memory alive.

western_gunner said:

I thought that taking photos and bringing food aren't allowed in museum? I dunno which is worse, being museum and loitered with disrespectful people (those who draw graffiti are the worse) or scrapped for money (IIRC Big E was the latter)..

The bright side of the latter is at least she gave her last contribution to the country in the form of money.
Though that is a good question.

Enterprise's air group in the image is comprised of F6F-5 Hellcats, TBM Avengers (probably TBM-3s), and SB2C Helldivers.

the warriors do not disappear they transform, their spirit may be a fighter but they deserve to live in the world that helped save as a civilian even become masters and transmit their legacy.

I consider that if it had to become a museum in honor and at least bring peace to the souls that died under his command as a kind of home until they decide to join the reincarnation cycle but in the way that died this girl hurts and shame as his own country discarded it.

At least the soul of this fighting girl will reincarnate in the following Enterprise, stronger, improved and prepared to give the battle in a dignified, noble and indomitable way as is her spirit.

aceofspudz said:

Probably for the best she wasn't made into a museum. As some of her crew put it: there's something undignified about a bunch of kids running around, ice cream in hand, having no idea what they're looking at. North Carolina was always the Showboat. Lexington was always the leader. But E was the warrior, and warriors fade away.

Incidentally, DD is Fletcher-class Yarnall. About as good a record as a dedicated carrier screen could realistically expect: splashed 3 planes during the Turkey Shoot, and a couple more later.

Having been on programs for the USS Hornet and USS Pampanito: not a whole lot of ice cream or unsupervised running around. Rather, they go out of their way to explain every facet of the ships and their history.

Not all warriors fade. Some go on to mentor the next generation's vanguard.

(That said, the Pampanito's onboard ice cream maker does reportedly still work...)