A battleship nearly as long as three football fields was recently nudged a few feet away from its pier. It was the first time the massive ship had budged in nearly 26 years.
That tiny shuffle tells a bigger story. Keeping a 1940s steel giant safe for visitors takes divers, inspections, cleanup work, and a lot of money.
I like how this ship refuses to be a dusty display. Crews still check its hull twice a year, and fundraisers are paying to restore one of its huge gun turrets…