BAY CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people lined the shore Tuesday to watch the arrival of a 418-foot destroyer that's expected to become the centerpiece of a ship museum in Michigan.
The USS Edson, which served during the Cold War and the Vietnam War, arrived in the Bay City area after being propelled by tugboat for the trip from Philadelphia that started last month. It will be established as the centerpiece of a floating ship museum about 90 miles northwest of Detroit on the Saginaw River.
The Edson was launched in 1958 and is recognized as a national historic landmark. Its first deployment was to the Western Pacific in January 1960. It was deployed to Vietnam three times. Turning it into a museum is expected to cost $1.4 million, officials have said.
A contract was signed in May transferring ownership from the Navy to the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum. The Edson's permanent home will be near the Independence Park Boat Launch in Bay County.
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An aerial view of the destroyer USS Edson as it is towed down the Saginaw River on Tuesday toward Bay City. Hundreds of people lined the shore to watch the arrival of the 418-foot destroyer that will be established as the centerpiece of a floating ship museum about 90 miles northwest of Detroit on the Saginaw River. The Associated Press/Yfat Yossifor
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