Recently JHNSA and ACVA have focused on the concept of using a concrete fascia fronted bulkhead on the North Bank of the St. Johns River that was part of the former Jacksonville Shipyard.  This idea has been discussed with NAVSEA in previous discussions and reports over the past year.  The interim/temporary use of this mooring location would greatly reduce the cost of providing a mooring location for the ship museum in Jacksonville while fundraising for Acosta Bridge mooring site continues.  The engineering design requirements for preparing the bulkhead pier at the site for the mooring of ADAMS have been defined by our long term mooring and environmental engineers Sandy Rice and Gary Howalt.  This location would reduce the overall initial museum cost by over $5 million.

Shipyard View of Proposed Location for the Adams Pier

Shipyard site facing Downtown

The north bank mooring at the former Jacksonville Shipyards property has stimulated the recent and acute interest in the area business community. for the project and has buoyed our belief that the fundraising goals will be met in 2013. Jacksonville City Council President, Bill Bishop (instrumental in the passage of city Ordinance 2010-675-E that approved the ship museum site adjacent to the east side of the Acosta Bridge on the south bank) is introducing a modification to the city Ordinance to allow the ship museum to be placed at the bulkhead at the Shipyard site on the North Bank in a temporary moor for at least three years after the ship is donated by the Navy. This modification will allow the use of approximately 3 acres of the 23 total acres at the former shipyard site as a temporary location that could lead to a long-term/mooring location, while fundraising continues.

Mr. William “Bill” Gay, Sr. (Chairman, W.W. Gay Mechanical, principal supporter of the JHNSA); and John H. Rutherford, the elected Jacksonville Sheriff in Duval County, have joined forces to co-chair the JHNSA Executive Board to lead the community fundraising support for the Adams Class Naval Ship Museum (ACNSM).  JHNSA leaders have been working closely with Chris Flagg of Flagg Design Studio LLC. Mr. Flagg is the chairman of DVI (www.downtownjacksonville.org).  DVI is Jacksonville’s Business Improvement District and is owned by all of the property owners of Downtown Jacksonville, including the COJ. DVI’s mission is to build and maintain a healthy and vibrant Downtown community and to promote Downtown as an exciting place to live, work, play and visit. DVI’s board unanimously endorsed the ship museum project.  

Another positive step for the museum came in early November 2012, the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge experts issued their Jacksonville Report for downtown revitalization and economic growth.  The ship museum project was specifically mentioned in “Recommendation 2-2: Another example is the USS Adams Naval Ship Museum initiative.  Interviewees suggest it is of low cost to the City, sustainable with funded exit strategies if it did not succeed, may reuse City property that is currently under-utilized and is likely to create significant draw.”

In October, 2012, several prominent direct descendants of the Charles F. Adams family were briefed and have enthusiastically engaged in supporting the project through introductions to financial support within their personal and business relationships. In the short term, LCDR Charles F Adams, USNR traveled to Jacksonville from Tampa on very short notice to support and speak at the JHNSA Fourth Annual Gala and Silent Auction.  His father, Peter Boylston Adams, is a US Army helicopter pilot veteran of the Viet Nam era who worked in Boston financial world.  He and his family are now strong supporters of our effort to save this historic naval ship, since his cousin was Charles F. Adams, the namesake of the USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2).

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Time:  TBD

Audience:  All

Lead:  Pat Stroud

Needed Supports:  Call Pat

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USS ADAMS Northbank Rendering by FLAGG Design Studio

We want to thank all of you for attending the Fourth Annual JHNSA Gala held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, pool side, and made this such a successful event.  We also thank the event committee for all of their hard work to pull everything together making it a pleasure to attend.  The weather was beautiful for this exciting event and the sky was clear until after the event closed. All of the Silent Auction items were purchased making this one of our most successful auctions.

The attendee who traveled the farthest to attend was Laurie Pye who traveled from the city of Wamberal in Australia. We appreciate his commitment to the event and the cause of preserving one of America’s most effective cold war warships. Keep checking back as we will have photos from the Gala and other updates about our progress. Again, thank you for attending and your continued support to “Bring the Adams Home” to Jacksonville.

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Time:  TBD

Audience:  All

Lead:  JOE SNOWBERGER/PATTY SHUBERT

Needed Supports:  STAY TUNED!

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The JHNSA and the upcoming Gala will be featured on the Action News Jax WAWS Fox 30/WTEV CBS 47 morning show and on “First Coast Living” on WTLV NBC Ch. 12/WJXX ABC Ch. 25 on Tuesday morning; on “First Coast Connect” with Melissa Ross on Wednesday morning at WJCT-89.9 FM; on “First Coast Journal” on Wednesday night on Comcast Cable and on the “Cindy Graves Show” on Thursday at AM 600 along with other media appearances.

This is in addition to Public Service Announcements airing on the Cox Radio stations and 1600 AM. Digital billboards around the area touting the Gala are also up, thanks to Farah and Farah.

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In the past two weeks the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association and the Adams Class Veterans Association had the great opportunity to meet with members of the Charles F. Adams family in Massachusetts and Florida to provide an update on the effort to save the ex-USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2 as a historic ship museum in Jacksonville, Florida.

Bob Branco, President of ACVA and a former commanding officer of the CHARLES F. ADAMS and his wife Tina, were invited by Peter Boylston Adams to a get-together of family and veterans friends in Scituate, Massachusetts. Peter Adams is a cousin of Charles F. Adams III who the Adams Class guided missile destroyers were named for, and a seventh generation descendant of President John Adams. Peter is an Army Vietnam veteran helicopter pilot and he is interested in supporting our effort. He lives near Tampa, Florida. JHNSA/ACVA board member Jim Aldrich met with LCDR Chas Adams in Tampa, Florida to discuss the museum project. Chas is the son of Peter Adams and serves as an intelligence officer and he is planning to attend the October 13 Gala in Jacksonville at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. 

who was also known as “Deacon”

Charles F. Adams III
Secretary of the Navy from 1929 to 1933
under President Herbert Hoover

DOWNTOWN Adams Class Museum

Recent JHNSA efforts for developing the Adams Class Museum in Downtown Jacksonville have focused on the assessment and design of the former Jacksonville Shipyards pier location on the North Bank of the St. Johns River as an interim site to place the ex-USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2. The existing piers would require less construction funding and could provide an opportunity to develop the area as a recreational and educational site for the Downtown area as well as provide an opportunity for a riverfront park and restaurants for local residents and tourists. Local architect Chris Flagg has been working with JHNSA to design the layout of the area for the ship museum and the surrounding areas on the river. Jacksonville City Council President Bill Bishop, who led the effort to get the Adams Class Ship Museum accepted in a 2010 Ordinance with the City, is supportive of this concept on the North Bank. Marine design engineer Sandy Rice and environmental scientist Gary Howalt continue to provide their valuable experience and technical support to design the pier site.

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 The “Full Steam Ahead!” 2012 fall event is being held on the beautiful St. Johns River poolside at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.   Enjoy a night of fun entertainment, cocktails, food, and distinguished guests. 

To purchase a table or become a sponsor contact Linda Crofton at 904-999-4672 or at dd@adamsclassmuseum.org.

Come see us at the JHNSA Visitor Center (Ships Store) at the address below, call 904-647-5177, or contact us visitorscenter@adamsclassmuseum.org and think about volunteering, we need you.

Should you have any questions regarding the silent auction or if you would like to arrange to have your item(s) picked up, please contact Kandy Kryspin at 904-294-5141, or email kskryspin@gmail.com.

Please complete the attached form for your silent auction items. Thank you for your support!

Dan Bean
President

Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association

JHNSA is a registered 501-(3) c not for profit organization all donations are tax deductible as allowed by law 

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Sunday, November 11, 2012

• Time: 5K at 8:00 AM, 1 Mile at 9:00 AM
• Location: The Jacksonville Landing

To Benefit: The Jacksonville Historic Naval
Ship Association

Info/Registration: http://www.1stplacesports.com/salute.html

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JHNSA Fourth Annual Gala Weekend

October 12 and 13, 2012

The Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association (JHNSA) is moving “Full Steam Ahead!” We are asking all our friends and businesses to join us to support the development of the Navy Celebration Pier and interactive museum and to help us bring the USS Charles F. Adams home to the community of Jacksonville, Florida.

The annual “FUNdraising” weekend parties are being held on Friday, October 12, from 5:30pm to 8:00pm, where we “Chart the Course” with The Reception at Fionn MacCool’s, and on Saturday, October 13, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, where we are “Full Steam Ahead!” with the Gala and Silent Auction at the Crowne Plaza Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel. Please join friends and many dignitaries in honoring our veterans and rich military history, including the Navy’s 237th Anniversary, by attending and/or becoming a sponsor.

For additional information on sponsorships, please contact Linda Crofton for more information, dd@adamsclassmuseum.org.

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