USS Edson (DD-946) Passes Through Detroit

Yesterday evening the Cold War Era US Navy Destroyer USS Edson passed through Detroit (picture below) along the Detroit River, the river also separates the US and Canada, on its way to its final berth as a floating museum at the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum. Pulled and pushed by tugs, the Edson left Philadelphia on July 18th on a 2,500 mile journey to its final destination.

Launched in 1958 the Edson is a Forrest-Sherman Class Destroyer that most notably saw extensive service in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. The Edson is 418 feet long, weighed in at 4,050 tons (full load), and carried a crew of 235 officers and men. She was decommissioned in 1988, and spent 15 years with the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City before being put into storage in Philadelphia.