[Adm.Lee]

Aha! I was wondering if Key West NAS was viable as a MilGov outpost. I wanted something to serve as an initial base for a PC group to go out and survey the Gulf Coast. If there's nothing on the Florida peninsula, that would be a good a place as any.

OTOH, I like using a wrecked carrier as a base. She could still serve as a barracks. If at least one generator could be fueled, then there could be power for lights, radios, desalinization. What European veteran wouldn't volunteer for a billet that promised showers and clean sheets whenever they finished a mission?!

There's over 5 thousand bunks there, plus tools and plenty of space (hangar & flight decks) for briefings, rehearsals, exercise, whatever. She could be the static mooring base for a cloud of smaller boats and even some light freighters.

EDIT: I just got off my Google-butt and looked up Fort Jefferson-- holy carp, that's a long way from land! 'Twould be really secure from those New America fellers, at least as long as they could get food & fuel from somewhere on the mainland. I'm seeing a flotilla of (ex-civilian) sailboats run by the USN and perhaps USCG, running about the Gulf, picking up and delivering supplies, messages and people. The faux-Constitution would be a real prize for that, given her relatively big size.