The USS ORLECK (DD-886) may become a museum exhibit at North Little Rock’s Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum (AIMM) which is currently home to the submarine USS RAZORBACK. According to the current owner of the ship, The Southeast Texas War Memorial and Heritage Foundation, the transfer of the ship from Orange, Texas to North Little Rock is the best alternative that would preserve the ship as an historic monument to the destroyer navy. In order to make the trip up the Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers it was necessary to remove the Sonar Dome and both of the Orleck’s 12-foot diameter screws. The sonar dome would make a great exhibit but the AIMM doesn’t have pier space for it so it is available to a museum that has the space.   Towing the ship up two rivers isn’t without expense and the effort is not fully funded. Donations of any amount will be appreciated and anyone wishing to make a donation can contact the Southeast Texas War Memorial and Heritage Foundation, Inc., which is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization with all donations tax deductible.   Please send donations to:   S. Stephen Phillips, Jr., President Southeast Texas War Memorial and Heritage Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 3005 Orange, TX 77631-3005       Also, if any museum group would like to have the sonar dome to display as an exhibit, it is available in Orange, Texas for a donation to the ORLECK relocation effort and can contact SETWM&HF attorney, Evan Caffrey for details. Evan’s contact information is:   Evan Caffrey Of Counsel Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, P.C. 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 3600 New Orleans, Louisiana 70170 Direct:  504.566.8678 Cell: 504-214-0198 Fax:   504.585.6978 E-mail:  ecaffrey@bakerdonelson.com   Donations to the ORLECK relocation can be made through Tin Can Sailors but to get the needed funds to the ship more quickly should be made directly to the SETWM&HF.  (c) Dan Jackson 3/30/08 L (c) Dan Jackson 3/30/08      (c) Steve Phillips 3/30/08       (