US Navy's Mothball Fleet
Aerial view of the US Navy's Pacific Reserve Fleet facility, informally known as the 'Mothball Fleet,' San Diego, California, 1950. The ships, stored after World War II, were weather-proofed with plastic coverings over the gun mounts and other exposed parts of the ships. (Photo by US Navy/PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

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