Smooth sailing on your last mission, Ranger.
I’ve always wondered...
these ships are very expensive, and many of them look like they could still be useful, if only in rear guard assignments, in event of need
might it not be wiser for us to keep many of these ships in working order... (at some expense, of course, but still..) just in case that need develops?
perhaps some of them could be used in commerce or even tourism...if revenue is needed? or maybe not, but still keep them...??? such a huge investment, and certainly there must be good uses for these?
same for some old airplanes...the Berlin airlift could be repeated today (there or elsewhere) with older planes, not EVERY airplane has to be the very latest and fastest flyer in order to be useful
ok I don’t know what I’m talking about so I will sign off.
best,
fhc
Launched in 1957, the year I was born. Next thing you know, they’ll be taking me down to Texas to get scrapped.
Why don’t they just sink it in a very deep part of the Pacific? Is it worth that much as scrap?
With a traitor in the White House and additional traitors to follow.,.... mostly likely..
Soon the Statue of Liberty could be SCRAPPED...
And Mt. Rushmore could become a Ski Lodge.. for prominent Communists.. to chill out..
I will bet there is are tons and tons of copper on that ship. All those t-400 cables, bus bars, generators, etc.
I wonder why they are scrapping it instead of using it to build an artificial reef, like the Oriskany? The value of doing that is that it continues to support the US Navy indirectly, because it attracts scuba divers; it acts as a very large fish hatchery, which supports the fishing industry; and it even directly supports US Navy training.
ping
' she served extensively in the Pacific, especially the Vietnam War, for which she earned 13 battle stars.'
Farewell Ranger you served your crews well....
I say sink her in deep water in the Tonkin Gulf near those she fought to protect.....
A ship is not just a hunk of steel sitting in the water. It has a soul, the soul of a great lady. SHE has a heart, and anyone who served on her is a part of her. I am a part of three ships; USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69).
For six months after decommissioning, USS John F. Kennedy was tied up at a pier here at Norfolk Naval Station. As I work on the ships I had to see it on a daily basis and I felt like a little of me was dying when looking at Kennedy.
I also had the opportunity to go on board USS Enterprise (CVN-65) just prior to her decommissioning to remove some equipment. To me it was sad watching a ship die.
I’ve also toured the USS Yorktown (CV-10) in Charleston. It’s the creepiest place I’ve ever been. Below decks, no sound but your own footsteps.
All together I served 10 years on MY three ships, lived 24/7 on the first two (got married between JFK and Ike). I love those ships, and I love my Navy.
I read in another article that the USS Independence is to follow the Ranger to the scrapyard later this year.