scheduled events, working around cleanup ADM Papp enacted changes in training, and rebuilding efforts, and on 14 June they requiring commanding officers to serve full celebrated a grand reopening wich all-new tours rather chan leaving early for che next faci lities. The museum opened wich a very assignment, and launching a professional special exhibit of che works of marine arcisc development career course fo r mid-grade John M. Barber, who had also donated a officers. He also advocated for che best posspecial painting to help in the fundraising sible equipment, securing che funding to efforts. (PO Box 466, Delcaville, VA 23043; build five National Security cutters, ac a Ph. 804 776-7200; www.delcavillemuseum. time when chere was pressure to cut chem com) ... A 900-pound anchor has been from the budget. A longtime supporter and recovered &om Puget Sound which might friend of NMHS, ADM Papp is che rebe the anchor lost by HMS Chatham, cipient of boch our Distinguished Service part of British explorer Capt. George Award and our Bravo Z ulu Award. ADM Vancouver's fleet of 1792. The anchor was Z ukunfc comes to his new pose from che shipped to che Texas A&M University's position of Pacific Acea commander in AlCenter for Maritime Archaeology and Con- ameda, California, responsible for all Coast servation, where che anchor will be restored G uard operations in che Western Hemiand examin ed for eviden ce chac wo uld sphere. (www.uscg.mil) ... The Maritime verify ics identity. (http :// naucarch. camu. Museum of San Diego's San Salvador, edu/cmac/) .. . A team of researchers, wich replica of the flagship of 16'h-century che help of maritime arch aeology firm explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, is one Ocean Discovery, h as spent che summer step closer to completion. The ship's "whisrecording che 16'h-century Swedish warship key plank"-che fi nal wooden plank on che Mars. Discovered in 2011 , Mars sank on hull- was installed on 2 July. The next 3 1 May 1564 off che coast of the Swedish seeps in construction, which is open for che island of Oland. The ideal conditions of che viewing public as well as via webcam from sice, including brackish water, low levels of che museum's website, are sealing and paintsediment, slow currents, and an absence of ing che hull and installing internal fixtures . shipworm, kept che wreck remarkably pre- Once finished, che full-sized galleon will be served. It was decided that raising che opened to visitors and for education pro197-foot-long wreck would be too costly grams, as well as serving as an educational and destructive, so the team is scanning the platform for che region's maritime history. wreck to produce 3-D reconstructions for (1492 North Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA study and shari ng wich che public. (hccp:// 92101; Ph.: 619-234-9153 ; sdmaricime. www.oceandiscovery.org/?q=mars) ... On org) ... In June, the US Coast Guard 2 May, New London, CT, Mayor Daryl released the report on its investigation Justin Finizio signed over the land that into the 2012 sinking of the attraction will be the site of the new US Coast Guard vessel "HMS" Bounty in Hurricane SanMuseum to ADM Robert J. Papp Jr., dy. The report concluded chac che incident, Commandant of the Coast Guard. ADM which resulced in ch e death of one crewPapp and several members of the board of member and che captain, Robin Walbridge, the National Coast Guard Museum Asso- could be amibuced primarily to a "failure ciation participated in a gro undbreaking of the Bounty's management and master to ceremo ny for che museum, wh ich will pay exercise effective oversight and risk managetrib ute to che Coast Guard's critical role and ment," particularly in che face of a storm of mission in maritime security, safety, protec- Sandy's m agnitude. Among the report's tion of natural resources, and n ational de- recommendations is chat che Coast G uard fense. Fundraising for che new museum commandant evaluate current policy regardcontinues; in June che NCGMA announced ing accraction vessels. (The entire report can chac ic had surpassed ics first $ 1 million be accessed via the Coast Guard website towards che new construction ... lacer chat ac homeport.uscg.mil.) ... In May, Patrimonth, on 30 May, che Coast G uard hon- ots Point Naval & Maritime Museum was ored ADM Papp ac his retirement after 39 named a Commemorative Partner of the years of service, che past four as comman- Department of Defense for the 5orn andant, and welcomed ADM Paul Zukunfc niversary of the Vietnam War. Commemas the 25'h commandant. As commandant, orative parcners offer events and activities
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