[butlerweave]

I thought the ship was set in concrete

[JimRed]

I thought the ship was set in concrete

When I first reported aboard my ship (USN, 1961-64) I was informed that she was welded to the pier and mired in her own coffee grounds. Six weeks later we were underway. Moved a mile up river to another pier.

[Fiji Hill]

I thought the ship was set in concrete

That's what I read. That would prevent it from sailing away from Long Beach.