The Adams Class Visitor Center at The Jacksonville Landing has received additional artifacts for the historic class of naval warships, led by the USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2), the lead ship of 29 guided missile destroyers. Steve Weber (left) and Craig Bernat (right) recently delivered the artifacts principally from  the ex-USS Lawrence (DDG-4) by truck from Philadelphia, Pa. These items had been removed from that ship as she was being scrapped and were saved at a maritime museum in Philadelphia. Weber and Bernat, using a rented truck, picked up the heavy radar scopes like the SPA-66 (center of the photo) and other large items, swung down to Norfolk, Va., for the Destroyer Squadron 2 and 22 sign boards that had been fixed to the upper works of the ship and the name board of USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2). There was room in the Visitor Center for some items, but the larger plotting tables and chart storage tables used at sea on the USS Lawrence were placed in storage. As the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association (JHNSA) continues to gather the resources and funds to bring the Adams Home to Jacksonville, there will be more materials like these brought here for the refurbishment of the Adams.

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