It was brought to my attention that the US Navy is trying to give away this pair of vessels. They are currently mothballed in San Diego and are going to the scrapper soon unless they find a suitable home. If the development of Green STEM based learning environment's were given enough focus, these vessels could be utilised here on the Great Lakes. If one could envision the actual green sustainable development of the Great Lakes resources, we would need to first of all, have a community of learners that could effectively understand the marine environment and be able to strategize how to save and creatively develop it.
The submersible dry dock (see- Hughes Mining Barge), only one of it's kind could be invaluable to development of various projects in the Great Lakes.From large wind turbines to submersible energy projects, ... The Vessel (see - Sea Shadow) could be used in the development of advanced propulsion systems, or as people have commented would also be one great houseboat.
check out articles about this pair at following sites-
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123543023154353525.html
http://gizmodo.com/tag/sea-shadow/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_Mining_Barge
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