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It’s anchors aweigh for another tranche of state funding for Jacksonville’s USS Orleck Museum.
The House is agreeing to the Senate’s $782,000 ask for money to improve public access and safety for the Cold War era Gearing-class destroyer parked in Downtown Jacksonville.
The ask was carried by Sen. Clay Yarborough this Legislative Session.
The money, per the appropriations request, will “greatly expand one of the most STEM worthy areas of the ship (the Communications compartments), provide increased access to new areas on board for students and the public, such as the After Fireroom, and five Veterans Museum Kiosks.”
It will facilitate classes in “Seamanship, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math + History (SSTEAM+H).”
It’s the only Naval museum of its type in the state, and it’s proven to be a destination. Students not just from every county in Florida but all 50 states have visited.
Current exhibits include a simulated Russian submarine encounter from the Cold War and a Mount 52 experience from the Vietnam Conflict, designed to give visitors a sense of the perils faced by sailors during the ship’s 37-year run.
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