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Chapters:
00:00 Why the Hudson River has military significance
02:29 How New York ended up with the Hudson Ghost Fleet
04:22 Why maintenance of a Ghost fleet is so expensive
05:10 The Alcoa Cruiser
07:14 Reactivation ships for the Korean / Vietnam war
08:23 Why a 77yearold grandmother sued the US Military
09:40 Why Mothball Fleet ships are maintained
10:33 Liquidation of the Hudson Ghost Fleet
11:34 The Story of SS Exochorda
13:32 What’s Left of the Hudson River Ghost Fleet
17:02 Why the Hudson River Mothball Fleet needed to be scrapped


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