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Battleship Memorial Park
Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum located on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama. It has a collection of notable aircraft and museum ships including the battleship and . The USS ''Alabama'' and USS ''Drum'' are both National Historic Landmarks; the park as a whole was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage prior to that time, on October 28, 1977.〔
==History==
In May 1962, the USS ''Alabama'' (BB-60) had been ordered scrapped along with her sister ships, , , and .〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ussalabama.com/about_park.php )〕 Citizens of the state of Alabama had formed the "USS ''Alabama'' Battleship Commission" to raise funds for the preservation of ''Alabama'' as a memorial to the men and women who served in World War II. Alabama’s school children raised approximately $100,000 in nickels and dimes from lunch money and allowances to help the cause.〔 The ship was awarded to the state on June 16, 1964, and was formally turned over on July 7, 1964 in ceremonies at Seattle, Washington. ''Alabama'' was then towed to her permanent berth at Mobile, Alabama, arriving in Mobile Bay on September 14, 1964 and opening as a museum ship on January 9, 1965.〔 ''Alabama'' was joined in 1969 by the submarine USS ''Drum'' which was moored behind her until 2001, when the submarine was moved onto land for preservation in a permanent display.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ussalabama.com/uss_drum.php )〕
Hurricane Katrina caused more than $7 million in damages to Battleship Memorial Park on August 29, 2005 when it came ashore.〔 It almost completely destroyed the aircraft pavilion and gave the an eight-degree list to port and shifting at her permanent anchorage. This forced the park to temporarily close for repairs. It reopened on January 9, 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.gogulfcoast.biz/alabama/battleship.html )〕
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