The following was forwarded by Edward Rothbacker, a crewmember who served on the USS Milwaukee a few years before I did. Ed is also the driving force behind Pianos for Patriots, a group which provides free music lessons for the children of soldiers currently deployed. You may contact him at;
https://www.facebook.com/Piano4Patriots
The Matchbox Fleet
79-year-old Phil Warren from the UK spent 62 years to build this incredible fleet of 432 ships. All vessels are built entirely of matchsticks and boxes of wooden matches. The collection includes nearly 370 American and 60 British ships.
Although now 79 years of age, he began creating his first boat in 1948, when he was only 17. He uses a razor blade, tweezers and sandpaper to carve the pieces and boxes, then assembles them with balsa wood glue. In total more than 650,000 matchsticks are used to create an amazing collection of 1:300 scale models. He has even added 1,200 aircraft, which give an even more realistic appearance to the decks of the aircraft carriers.
The Fleet Is In.
The Subs are running a screening pattern.
And all of the aircrft are ready for launch.
Here is the Admiral reviewing the fleet. 
And this is Mr. Warren at work on one his ships.
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