Talk:Museum ship
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After reading the article on the Twelve-Mile Circle and state legislators in Trenton jokingly (I assume/hope) mentioning using the USS New Jersey to settle a territorial dispute with Delaware, I find myself wondering about the constitutional specifics of state governments taking ownership of these vessels and using them as museums in light of the third clause of Section 10 of the Constitution of the United States. Do the states actually take posession of these ships, or do they still technically belong to the US Navy? If it's the former, does Congress pass individual acts allowing the state in question to take posession, or is there some sort of safeguard in the transfer process that ensures that the ship can no longer be considered a "ship of war" from a legal standpoint? Guppy313 23:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Clean-up, 'tabled'
Reworked this, and moved the data into a table. May add country affiliations later. MadMaxDog 11:35, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Category modification / expansion
Would it make sense to recategorize/expand the Museum Ships category to have categories for the general locations (countries/states) where the ships are? Seeing as there is probably quite a bit of interest in viewers to go visit these ships, it would be easier to find specific vessels based on a category that is "close to home." Jkstark 23:04, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
- I have been planning an 'afiliated with' and a 'located in' column, but I haven't been able to do it yet. MadMaxDog 10:16, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Yorktown
Yorktown is not afloat. She is intentionally aground, and they tell me two lower decks are flooded with fresh water to keep her that way. If you visit, note there is nothing of substance connecting her to the pier. Not even a single dock line or chain.--J Clear 04:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
- If you can provide references, it would be good to change her entries here and at its main article. MadMaxDog 06:32, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
