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Your comment about the telescoping cylindrical ship intrigued me. I think it might have been the Hughes Mining Barge: http://aviationintel.com/update-hughes-min
by jt2190 10y ago
Your comment about the telescoping cylindrical ship intrigued me. I think it might have been the Hughes Mining Barge: http://aviationintel.com/update-hughes-mining-barge-hmb-1-survives-restored-glory/ http://aviationintel.com/update-hughes-mining-barge-hmb-1-su...
The barge is now in Alameda: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bay+Ship+%26+Yacht+Co.,+2900+Main+St,+Alameda,+CA+94501/@37.7897268,-122.291524,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x808f80eb83b73867:0xb86d15c77148f8c0?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bay+Ship+%26+Yacht+Co.,+29...
- finnh 10y agoThat's it! We had been told it was used to nab the Soviet sub, but when I tried to verify that story when writing the above post I only saw pics of the Glomar Explorer, and figured we had been told a tall tale. Glad to see some deeper research proved out the original story - thanks!