"From 11 September 1941 he was Commander, Scouting Squadron 71, attached to Wasp (CV-7)."
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e2/eldridge.htm
"Eldridge departed New York 28 May 1945 for service in the Pacific. En route to Saipan in July, she made contact with an underwater object and immediately attacked but no results were observed." http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e2/eldridge.htm ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Eldridge,_Jr.#Biography
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On 15 January 1951 she was transferred under the Mutual Defense Assistance program to Greece, with whom she served as HS Lion. Believed to have been sold as scrap metal some time after the year 2000. http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/USS-Eldridge
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{Fans of science fiction works believe LEON to have taken part in the 'Philadelphia experiment', an experiment which more than likely never took place having never been substantiated. Of course the ship itself having none of the attributed mysterious characteristics. She was decommissined on November 15th 1992, and later at 11 November 1999, was sold at company 'V&J SCRAPMETAL TRADING L.T.D'...}
http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/leon51_92_en.asp ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_destroyer_Leon_(D54)
Of all the names to call a ship that wasn't officially used in portal experiments, LION is a curious choice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_(disambiguation) ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_(given_name) ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon_Part-Dieu_(Shopping_Center)
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The Lion has been a symbol of a gateway or portal since ancient times.
The Forbidden_City_Imperial_Guardian_Lions hold a symbolic portal sphere.
This portal sphere is depicted in a larger form in the movie, Event_Horizon.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2760218880/tt0119081 ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_guardian_lions ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Lion#Poetry
The Lion Tower pinnacle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_du_Cr%C3%A9dit_Lyonnais
