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Jun 6, 2022, 8 tweets

Right. Big obvious question here at @BfloNavalPark for us is "What state is the USS The Sullivan's in below decks?"

They were kind enough to show us. And @Drachinifel and @AC_NavalHistory did a short live stream

Have a photo thread. Live stream at end #navHistCan22 /1

Don't worry too much about things looking grimmy. There's a balance between cleaning and preserving to maintain.

And apologies for lighting. No electrics down here at the moment.

She's ship-shape again though. That's key.

No water in the key spaces, all sorted below.

Although the floors are stickier than a student bar right now!

As you can see, fittings are clean and looking healthy.

More pics.

You have questions. Of course you do. So did we! And we managed to get 4G under an open hatch, so @Drachinifel and @AC_NavalHistory just did a live chat with Shane, the curator, which you can watch here:

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