A group of volunteers restoring a decommissioned U.S. Navy minesweeper in Stockton has a very ambitious New Year’s resolution following a recent trip to Taiwan.
The team picked over another warship that was being scrapped overseas and salvaged a host of parts that will be used to refurbish the USS Lucid, the Stockton Maritime Museum’s floating flagship.
A shipping container filled with gear is due to arrive around Jan. 1, meaning the new year will be spent bolting, welding and otherwise fitting the parts into the ship…