I believe the Navy kept the Charleston-class cargo ships in reserve for so long because of their cargo capacity as well as for their loading gear for special cargoes. They were never put under MARAD supervision as other decommissioned ships were.
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Mothballs for nearly 25 years!!! That really is a relic. "an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical interest."
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