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USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. DD850 Destroyer Museum
at Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts.


DASH Ceremony, Strip trips, and Field Day activities
Aboard USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr DD850, Sept-Oct 2002

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Last minute restoration work in the DASH Hangar. Hangar is ready to go.
Standing: Ed Zajkowski (DD765), Steve Whynot (FF1075). Kneeling: Mike Angelini (DD850), Rich Angelini, Peter Papadakos (Gyrodyne). Grand Opening of the DASH Hangar exhibit on Kennedy. A last look at USS Bigelow DD942, she is scheduled for Sink Exercise (SINKEX) in a few weeks. Our crew was the last group aboard.
USS Preble DDG-46 being dismantled in Philadelphia by Metro Machine. USS Coontz DDG-40 is behind her ready to go in the drydock. Ed Zajkowski (DD765), Rich Angelini, and Mike Angelini (DD850) aboard USS Farragut DDG-37 in Philly.
Some of the loot on the fantail waiting to be stowed. (L to R): Louis Borges (DD708), Lee Jones (DD780), and Tom Kallmann (DD850).
Don Charpentier (CV-61), Dave Chase (DD850), and Ken Stoddard (DD835) work on the ASROC deck. Earl Walker (DD715) welding on the port side.
Gene Byers (DD849) and Tony Zampino (DD820) Steve Whynot (FF1075) and Ed Zajkowski (DD765) tear down the modern office to make way for the restored 1960's office. Rui Moniz looks on.
Neil Swanson (DD790),Joe Nash (DD840),and Blair Sandri (CV-59) install the new and exact duplicate of the original overhead in the ship office. Close up view of their handy work.. after the edges are taped and painted, this will look just like the original.
The gutted Office under restoration. Frank Corbett (DD863), Jerry Shea (DD841), and Ed Zajkowski (DD765) go over Gearing class prints and Jerry's original shipfitter shop pictures from DD841. These documents form the basis for our restoration reference.
Mike Sukeena and Lee Jones (both DD780) work to fabricate the original work bench frames that were torn out years ago. Lee was a shipfitter aboard Stormes DD780 and is now back where he began with DD850. Work bench frames taking shape in the Shipfitters shop.


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Photos by Peter Papadakos, Steve Whynot, Len Barrett, and Mike Angelini.
Copyright 2001 Richard Angelini and Kennedy Restoration Committee.