page_title: USS Stewart (DE-238)
section_title: Neglect
hierarchical_section_title: USS Stewart (DE-238) / Museum ship / Neglect
caption_attribution_description: English: 080919-N-6575H-603 GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 19, 2008) The Edsall-class destroyer escort USS Stewart (DE-238) and the Gato-class submarine USS Cavalla (SS-244), both museum display ships at Seawolf Park on Pelican Island in Galveston, Texas, incurred little damage during Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chris Hoffpauir/Released)
context_page_description: USS Stewart is an Edsall-class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart, who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812. Stewart is one of only two preserved U.S. destroyer escorts and is the only Edsall-class vessel to be preserved.
context_section_description: Over the years, a lack of maintenance, the elements, and vandalism had left Stewart and Cavalla in extremely poor material condition with corrosion and missing equipment serving being the obvious issues. In 1996, the U.S. Navy was considering reclaiming Stewart and placing it in the care of the Carnegie Institute with the intention of moving the ship to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the condition that a metallurgical analysis found that the hull was in sufficient condition for it to be re-floated. In October 1998, the Galveston Parks Board announced its intention to scrap both vessels and turn Seawolf Park into an RV park. After a protracted public battle, the Parks Board allowed the Cavalla Historical Foundation to raise funds for the restoration and preservation of the vessels.
caption: Damage in Seawolf Park following Hurricane Ike.
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