Hello Richard Aiken,

IIRC or I was not told a sea story originally there was an ammunition ship that blew up while tied up in Pearl Harbor long after the Dec. 7th attack.

Tom R

From: "Richard Aiken" <xxxxxx@gmail.com>
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On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 12:17 AM, Craig Berry <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

Exactly. Or as one of my favorite quotes put it, "A ship in the harbor is safe. But that's not what ships are for."

Just a thought: the USS Maine blew up at anchor . . . :P

Richard Aiken

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