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Though it is a tragedy to see the condition of the USS Highpoint, it highlights how difficult and expensive it is to upkeep museum ships and other pieces of "Living History." According to the wiki article, the original cost of the USS High Point (PCH-1) was 2.08 million dollars. You would likely need just as much to get her to run again if not more. If the goal was to bring back her "Spit and Polish" and just keep her as a Museum ship she would still need close to half, roughly 1 million dollars, to refurbish her.
The sad truth is that sea and weather will always wear down these pieces of history. It takes a concerted effort by the devoted museum staff's to stave off the damage incurred by simple day to day existence. And if any of you have the desire and funds to bring the USS Highpoint from this state, more power to you and please let us know you are taking this on. If that is a wee bit out of your price range, but you still want to support museum ships look for one in your area to visit and see how you can support it. Be it a massive Iowa class battleship, such as the USS New Jersey, USS Wisconsin, USS Missouri, or the USS Iowa herself to a smaller Canon Class Destroyer Escort like the USS SLATER (DE-766) every and any visit would be appreciated and keep them from ever sharing a fate like that of the USS Highpoint.