Tuesday, 8/22/06

    We have received many emails informing us that the USS Des Moines CA-134 has now left the Philadelphia shipyard.  She left on Monday, August 21, 2006, at approximately 1700 hours.  She was being towed by the USNS GRASP, and was being pushed by four tugs.  She was taken up the Schuykill River then onto the Delaware.  The Des Moines is scheduled to arrive at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, on or about September 6, 2006.

    Ray Miller, AMS3, USN, 1964-1967, sent us an email saying that he now resides on the shores of the Delaware River in Paulsboro, NY.  He gave her a final salue and had his flags flying in tribute as she went by.  Said she looked worn but proud!

    The USS Des Moines CA-134, aka Daisy Mae, has arrived in Brownsville, TX.  We have received numerous pictures.  Below we have created links to some of them.

    Click on the links below to see several pictures and articles of the Des Moines that were emailed to us.