"Sharon" wrote in message
senet.com...

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I'd sure like to see one of these minesweepers. The closest thing we've
got
around here is the Battleship Memorial NC in Wilmington.
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see ** http://www.readyayeready.com/cgi-bin....pl?index=1089
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These were the sweepers we passed as kids on our way to a local beach all
summer long. The Department of National Defence (DND) property was next to
the old Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron..which was next to a cold crummy
salt water beach in Point Pleasant Park. (It was within walking distance of
our neighbourhood).