(AP) -- The day after a World War II destroyer left a South Carolina maritime museum for repairs, a second vessel left for good.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reports the Coast Guard cutter Ingham was towed Thursday from the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum on Charleston Harbor. The vessel is en route to a new home at the Miami-Dade Historical Maritime in Florida.
The Ingham needs about $3 million in repairs. Patriots Point officials didn't have that money after spending more than $9 million to repair the World War II destroyer Laffey. The Laffey was towed from Patriots Point on Wednesday and taken up the Cooper River to dry dock. After repairs to its hull, the destroyer will return to Patriots Point.
Information from: The Post and Courier
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