The Hoga served four years as an Oakland, California, fire department boat. The Navy signed the Hoga to the N.L.R. in 2005 after two years of effort. Fundraising problems delayed the move from Suisun Bay.
Parts for the 325-ton tug will be scavenged from two ex-Navy tugs in Richmond. Seagoing tugs Lion and Tiger will be taken to Mare Island's Dry Dock 2 for dismantling. They were formerly the USS Quapaw and USS Moctobi, built just a few years after the Hoga.
At 8, Mare Island-built submarine tender Nereus left for its final voyage to Akllied defense Recycling. It is 67 years old. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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