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Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Third frigate joins mothball fleet

USS Jarrett

You might not see them, dwarfed among four mammoth aircraft carriers, but three frigates are also part of the Navy's local mothball fleet.

The third, USS Jarrett, arrived over the weekend from its former homeport of San Diego, joining sister ships USS George Philip and USS Sides.

They're moored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility along Highway 304, awaiting their fates.

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