From the January 7, 2022, Florida Times-Union "Announcement scheduled for Tuesday about plans to bring destroyer to Jacksonville" by Tom Szaroleta.
The USS Orleck was launched in 1945 and later earned the nickname "The Gray Ghost of the Vietnam Coast" and has been undergoing a seaworthiness test in Texas.
It was transferred from the Turkish Navy in 1982 and finally retired in 2000 It had been berthed in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where it broke loose from its moorings during 2020's Hurricane Laura and suffered about $250,000 in damage.
It is now in Port Arthur, Texas and being inspected to see if it can make the ten-day trip to Jacksonville, Florida.
The Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association wants to turn it into a museum ship. The project had an initial $2.6 million cost, but they have gone up a lot.
--GreGen
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