Unfortunately we are about to loose the last remaining ADAM’s Class Destroyer to the scrapper. The Adams Class Veteran's Association,
          Inc. (ACVA) continues to work very hard to secure a home for the USS Charles F. Adams, DDG-2 to become a museum ship. We are leaving no
          stone unturned but hit a curve in the road.

          Last summer we thought we found a home at Tampa, or St. Petersburg Florida.  At that time NAVSEA agreed to allow ADAMS to continue on
          donation hold but advised it could be the last time unless we were able to show significant progress. A short time later, the Mayor of Tampa
          decided instead he wanted to pursue locating a cruise ship terminal at the location where the ADAMS was to be located. The St. Petersburg
          location was not able to be worked out.

          The ACVA continued searching for additional alternate locations. The ACVA wanting to be honest and professional and we kept NAVSEA
          updated with the loss of the primary city and our attempts to find new locations. Unfortunately, it appears that NAVSEA made up their minds
          some time ago and decided ADAMS was going to be removed from donati on hold and probably scrapped and kept that decision within their
          inner circle until they held a Feb. 7, 2007 meeting.

          ACVA continued looking for cities throughout the fall and early winter of 2006 and was able to find two cities that were very interested in taking
          ADAMS. The first was Gloucester City, NJ who approached the ACVA with the idea, and the second was Pineville/Alexandria, LA where
          former DDG-4 crewmember Steve Hamel lives. Steve was instrumental in getting his cities interested in obtaining ADAMS. Both locations sent
          "Letters of Interest" to NAVSEA (No Later Than the deadline of) Feb. 1, 2007 and ask that ADAMS be kept on "Donation Hold" so they could
          get all their ducks in a row to make the proj ect work for them and start an application. You would think NAVSEA would be thrilled that ACVA
          turned around and found two locations and that they actually received  letters from these interested cities. That is what the ACVA was led to
          believe as well.  HOWEVER, IT APPEARS ACVA AND ALL ADAMS CLASS VETERANS WERE SAND BAGGED BY NAVSEA!

          First, it is obvious that NAVSEA already decided ADAMS was to be removed from Donation Hold and later scrapped even before the Feb. 7,
          2007 official meeting took place to decide on her fate. We know this because it was leaked to us by an outside source.

          Second, after getting the letters from both cities a NAVSEA representative called the Mayor of Gloucester City, NJ and out right told him they
          should want nothing to do with ADAMS and that having a museum ship would be bad for them. We do not know if they contacted anyone in the
          city of Pineville/Alexandria, LA.

          Third, we receive updates from the Historical Naval Ships Association (HNSA) President and they sent a message this week saying, ADAMS
          will be "open for authorized groups to strip ADAMS equipment from April 9-13, 2007 during their OPEN HOU SE." They only advertise this
          information after NAVSEA provides HNSA the dates and list of ships to be made available to be stripped.

          The real slap in the face is that NAVSEA has not yet had the courage to notify us (ACVA) of their decision on Feb. 7, 2007.

          What can you do to help?

          Take time and e-mail or call your Congressman and Senator and ask for their help to "IMMEDIATELY" have ADAMS returned to "DONATION
          HOLD" status.

          To contact your Congressmen and Senators go to this link:    Governmental Representative
          About half way down the page is a box where you can enter your zip code.
           It will list your Congressional represenatives, governor, President, etc.  Clicking on each will show you howe to e-mail them.

          Explain from your heart as a DDG sailor the importance of saving the first built Guided Missile Destroyer DDG-2 and ask that they intercede and
          stop the strip ship scheduled for April 9-13 on the ADAMS. Then ask them to write and cosponsor legislation to keep ADAMS on donation hold
          for another several (5) years with a progress review at that time.

          If we can get this done then NAVSEA must abide by legislation and keep ADAMS
          on donation hold and give us a fighting chance needed to find a city that will work to take her as museum ship. Please keep me updat ed with any
          responses you receive.

          Please forward this to your Navy friends and ask them to help as well.

          Thank you for your time and efforts.

          Dave Myerly
          ACVA Executive Secretary
          Keeper of the Master Adams Crew List
          USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2
          Plankowner  RD2  1960-62