Richard Earl Shipp replied to Roger Dale Hurst's discussion Boston Grounding '73 in USS Lexington CVT-16
"I was on the LEX, i was in 2nd division, i was a Boatswain mate. My job that day was to give distances from the dry dock as the LEX was being taken out from the dock, once the  hole was filled . It was a very cold day for this Florida boy. If i…"
Aug 21, 2019
Richard Earl Shipp left a comment on USS Lexington CVT-16
"I was aboard the Lexington the day we entered Boston Harbor for dry dock. I think it was in January of 1973, it was the coldest weather this Florida boy has ever experienced.What ever the reason when we finally was out of dry dock for repairs, the…"
Aug 21, 2019