Posted on Oct 30, 2022
Navy’s USS Cooperstown comes to Cleveland; pays homage to Bob Feller and other baseball greats...
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A warship made its way into the Port of Cleveland on Wednesday, but it came in peace and paying homage to some of baseball’s all-time greats.
The USS Cooperstown, built in Marinette, Wisconsin, for the U.S. Navy, was christened earlier this year and is now on its way to Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida, where it will be commissioned.
Its first port of call is Cleveland, where the ship can take on fuel, replace stores and give the crew a little shore leave, said Lt. Brandon Carnes, the ship’s electronic materials officer.
The USS Cooperstown, built in Marinette, Wisconsin, for the U.S. Navy, was christened earlier this year and is now on its way to Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida, where it will be commissioned.
Its first port of call is Cleveland, where the ship can take on fuel, replace stores and give the crew a little shore leave, said Lt. Brandon Carnes, the ship’s electronic materials officer.
Navy’s USS Cooperstown comes to Cleveland; pays homage to Bob Feller and other baseball greats...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Meanwhile, the ship has been providing privately arranged tours to locals and selling T-shirts, hats and other souveniers in the hangar where helicopters might otherwise be parked if the ship was on a mission.
Among the many locals who have taken notice of the nautical attraction is Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge David Matia. He hasn’t toured the ship, and he managed to snap a photo of its arrival from his chambers on the 17th floor of the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.
“The view from chambers here can be pretty spectacular at times,” said Matia, who days earlier had taken a similar picture of a sizeable cruise ship entering port that he dubbed the “Love Boat.”
“This week in contrast to the Love Boat we have the warship,” he said. “Cleveland’s got it all.”
..."Meanwhile, the ship has been providing privately arranged tours to locals and selling T-shirts, hats and other souveniers in the hangar where helicopters might otherwise be parked if the ship was on a mission.
Among the many locals who have taken notice of the nautical attraction is Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge David Matia. He hasn’t toured the ship, and he managed to snap a photo of its arrival from his chambers on the 17th floor of the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.
“The view from chambers here can be pretty spectacular at times,” said Matia, who days earlier had taken a similar picture of a sizeable cruise ship entering port that he dubbed the “Love Boat.”
“This week in contrast to the Love Boat we have the warship,” he said. “Cleveland’s got it all.”
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