Navy's oldest commissioned warship to sail again

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy's oldest commissioned warship will sail under its own power for just the second time in more than a century to commemorate the battle that won it the nickname "Old Ironsides."

http://news.yahoo.com/navys-oldest-comm ... 35576.html

Denver Post today had a picture of the guns going off. Remember as a kid thrilling to the story of this battle. Wooden ships and iron men.

If you are ever in Boston, she is well worth the visit.

I'm not posting in here anymore, only in the Ring- So you'll find my response to this there

President Obama wrote: And I'm proud to announce that the Department of Defense, the world's largest consumer of energy, will make one of the largest commitments to clean energy in history - with the Navy purchasing enough capacity to power a quarter of a million homes a year."

(State of the Union Address, 2012)

Put sails on the carriers? Or buy bio-diesel for $47 a gallon. I heard the fuel costs in Afghanistan are pretty expensive too, (Halliburton contract.)