USS Orleck

Rick and Patti Butler traveled from Colorado and renewed their vows aboard Jacksonville's new naval museum.

The famed ship is docked on the Jacksonville riverfront and will soon become a naval museum. We got a tour.

The USS Orleck is expected to arrive in Downtown Jacksonville between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., a step closer to becoming a floating naval museum on the St. Johns River.

The Jacksonville Naval Museum will feature what the association calls "the U.S. Navy Cold War Experience," paying tribute to generations of veterans and serving as a gathering place for naval associations, crew reunions and military conventions.

The cost of bringing the USS Orleck to Jacksonville as a floating naval museum has grown to $2 million, more than 50% higher than when plans were first announced.

The USS Orleck, a decorated Navy warship, has passed inspections and is due to arrive in Jacksonville in late February or early March. The ship will be docked near the Berkman II plaza.

The Orleck, nicknamed "The Gray Ghost of the Vietnam Coast," has been undergoing a seaworthiness inspection in Texas. Results of the inspection will be announced Tuesday.

More inspection and restoration are needed, but the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association hopes the Orleck can be ready for towing to Jacksonville in late January to serve as a floating museum.

The historic USS Orleck, a highly decorated Navy vessel that is planned to serve as the future Jacksonville Naval Museum, could arrive in the River City…

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