February 5, 2014
Jacksonville, Florida
Today the Conyngham Association loaned its model of the “Gus Boat” to the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association for display in their ADAMS Class Museum and Ships Store. It was determined by the CONYNGHAM Association’s Executive Committee that since it is not feasible to transport the model to our annual reunions, it would be great if we could find a place where others could view our ship. As the JHNSA Museum is dedicated to ADAMS Class DDGs, it appeared to be a perfect fit. The JHNSA was excited
about our offer and readily agreed to accepting the ship. The model is now proudly displayed in the front window of the museum and is one of its main attractions.
Accepting the loan of the CONYNGHAM model solves a problem for the JHNSA. They have a model of the ADAMS in the museum but it also functions as a travelling exhibit for fund raising events. Having two models ensures the museum will have at least one for display at all times. The CONYNGHAM more than fills that need.
The museum’s main purposes are to educated the public on the effort to bring the ADAMS to Jacksonville and to provide a location to display DDG equipment donated by the navy for ADAMS refurbishment. It is a requirement of NAVSEA that donated equipment be placed on public display. Many of the items displayed really take you back to your time on board the CONYNGHAM.
On a side note, The ships store has what they claim is the largest inventory of military caps in the USA. That may well be true. They have caps for all branches of service, various theatres of operations and military units. If you are looking for a particular cap you might want to give them a call.
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