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As sub sinks into retirement, original crew recalls USS Miami
By DAVID SHARP The Associated Press
KITTERY - Tom Mader remembers the USS Miami when it was a metal hull filled with shipbuilders putting the final touches on the nuclear-powered submarine at Electric Boat in Connecticut. He was the skipper when the submarine was commissioned in 1990. As a plank owner -- a Navy ship's original crew member -- he can't help but be disappointed that the fire-damaged submarine is going to be cut up for scrap instead of going back to sea to serve its country.
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By DAVID SHARP The Associated Press
KITTERY - Tom Mader remembers the USS Miami when it was a metal hull filled with shipbuilders putting the final touches on the nuclear-powered submarine at Electric Boat in Connecticut. He was the skipper when the submarine was commissioned in 1990. As a plank owner -- a Navy ship's original crew member -- he can't help but be disappointed that the fire-damaged submarine is going to be cut up for scrap instead of going back to sea to serve its country.
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