Talk:USS Excel (AM-439)

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The ship suffered from a on board fire that was caused by a disgruntled sailor dropping a burning match into a waste basket in Officers Country. The ship was moved to a shipyard for repairs, and when the ship was up on keel blocks the floating drydock was lowered into the water to bring another ship into the drydock. When the shipyard was raising the floating drydock up to remove the other ship from the water, it appears that nobody was pay attention of Excel. When the drydock was empty, the USS Excel was almost half turned over, a very dramatic picture I saw pictures a very long ladder that was put from of the drydock down to the fantail. Excel was repaired and was put back into the reserve fleet back at Treasure Island Ca. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Glocke380 (talk • contribs) 08:17, August 27, 2007 [1]

I've moved this to talk page so it can be re-written and cited. --Dual Freq 04:29, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

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Excel suffered some anti-war damage during the early 70's, someone dropped a cigarette in an officer's country trash can, it caused a fire that almost sunk the ship at pier side. And when she was in the dry dock she slipped down to almost 45 degrees slant! During the late 70's, Excel received a different type of Commander, Albert T. Church. His command helped change the way we sailors were thinking, Excel soon received many unit awards.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.165.57.45 (talk • contribs) 07:31, June 7, 2008 [2]

I've moved this to talk page so it can be re-written and cited. --Dual Freq (talk) 21:43, 22 October 2008 (UTC)