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    Posted 13 years ago

    ttomtucker
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    The Pearl Harbor Survivors Assocation had ask the Navy to name a Destroyer or Crusier Pearl Harbor, but the Navy decided to name a Landing Ship Dock as it's namesake. I attended the Christening on Feb 24, 1996 and the Commissioning on May 30 1998. The homeport for the USS Pearl Harbor is San Diego, CA.

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    1. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you scottvez
    2. Lucee198, 13 years ago
      Thank you to all survivors.
    3. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you kerry10456
    4. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you dermead
    5. Chrisnp Chrisnp, 13 years ago
      “Plank Owner” – someone who was on the crew when the ship was commissioned (Navy guys are welcome to correct me if I said it wrong).

      I was in a newly formed joint unit under the Atlantic Command several years back, so as an Army guy I got to work for a Navy Commander. He called us all “plank owners” in this new unit, and when we rotated out, we got a plaque to that effect.
    6. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Maybe AR8Jason can answer your question, But members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association received "plank owners" plaques. Iam a member of the Sons & Daughters Pearl Harbor Survivors and I received a plaque also. I believe we pushed the Department of Navy so hard to name a ship after "Pearl Harbor"
      that they were glad to get rid of us after the ship was built. We wrote letters to our senators and congressman(woman) To get a ship named after Pearl Harbor before all the Survivors were gone.
    7. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you Chrisnp for your comments.
    8. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you officialfuel
    9. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Kevin, Thanks for the information on Navy history.

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