Post by ppat324 on Dec 6, 2010 4:53:44 GMT -5
12/6 - Bay City, Mich. - A seven year battle to bring a piece of U.S. history to the Bay City waterfront is moving forward.
The Saginaw Valley Ship Museum Committee has been working to bring the USS Edson to the Saginaw River.
The destroyer was commissioned in 1958.
They hope to make it a floating museum open to the public.
The Bay City Times reports one of the last hurdles the group needs to clear is approval from the EPA.
After that, it needs to be cleared by the Secretary of the Navy.
If everything stays on course, an official said the ship could make its way into Bay City's port by spring.
WJRT-TV
The Saginaw Valley Ship Museum Committee has been working to bring the USS Edson to the Saginaw River.
The destroyer was commissioned in 1958.
They hope to make it a floating museum open to the public.
The Bay City Times reports one of the last hurdles the group needs to clear is approval from the EPA.
After that, it needs to be cleared by the Secretary of the Navy.
If everything stays on course, an official said the ship could make its way into Bay City's port by spring.
WJRT-TV