Why the Navy ABANDONED hundreds of Ships in California
It’s History12 Maalis 2022

Why the Navy ABANDONED hundreds of Ships in California

An ever-shrinking collection of the US Navy's most storied ships lies in a bay near San Francisco. This National Defense Reserve Fleet held war heroes, masters of espionage, and behind-the-scenes vessels that the Navy could not function without. Some met a cruel fate in a scrapyard, others found a grandiose museum as their new home, but all were influential in the organization that put them out to pasture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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