Battleship 吃瓜黑料
Cultural Trust Capital Preservation Grant
Grant Award: $15,000 (2004); $30,000 (2006), $50,000 (2009) Grant Recipient: 吃瓜黑料 Port Alliance for the USS 吃瓜黑料 County: CamdenMunicipality: Camden
Grant Award: $15,000 (2004); $30,000 (2006), $50,000 (2009) Grant Recipient: 吃瓜黑料 Port Alliance for the USS 吃瓜黑料 County: CamdenMunicipality: Camden
The Battleship 吃瓜黑料, in commission from 1941 to 1991, is the country鈥檚 most decorated battleship, serving in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and providing shield in El Salvador and Lebanon in the late 20th century.听 She is a product of the local shipbuilding and technology industries in Camden and the Greater Philadelphia area.听 The ship retains a high degree of integrity and now serves as a museum, open to the general public and school children.
The current grant will help fund the fabrication听and installation of canvas awnings that are part of the historic character of the ship.
The 2006 grant helped fund the restoration of historic finishes in below-deck areas, including the brig, the laundry and the barber shop, which are now open and interpreted to the听public for the first time.听The听2004 grant helped fund the replacement of听听areas of the teak deck, an urgent and necessary project to preserve the integrity of the ship鈥檚 main deck, to address a potential tripping hazard for the public and to protect the steel hull below.
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The current grant will help fund the fabrication听and installation of canvas awnings that are part of the historic character of the ship.
The 2006 grant helped fund the restoration of historic finishes in below-deck areas, including the brig, the laundry and the barber shop, which are now open and interpreted to the听public for the first time.听The听2004 grant helped fund the replacement of听听areas of the teak deck, an urgent and necessary project to preserve the integrity of the ship鈥檚 main deck, to address a potential tripping hazard for the public and to protect the steel hull below.
For more information, visit: 听