Historic warship heads to San Diego

From: Oakland Tribune | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Kristin Bender, STAFF WRITER | Copyright information

EVERY DAY this week Al Dagsaan drove from his Vallejo home to the Oakland waterfront hoping to capture a glimpse -- and a few photographs -- of history.The USS Midway, the 1,000-foot-long aircraft carrier he served on from 1975 to 1979, had undergone a massive facelift at the Charles P. Howard Terminal this fall and was ready to head to San Diego to open as a floating museum.

But every day there were delays -- delays because of a tow wench problem, delays due to weather conditions, de...

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