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To: Sub-Driver

Can’t it be given a new mission and kept afloat?

Maybe as a designated Disaster Relief ship?


2 posted on 11/04/2012 2:27:16 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: GeronL
"Can't it be given a new mission and kept afloat?"

Sure, but why?

She is so big, expensive to operate, burdened with equipment and spaces that would never be used, and on and on.

The Navy deployed 3 LPH's to the NY-NJ area after the storm, and the only purpose they served was as alternate landing areas for helos from gov't agencies operating in the area.

What a waste.

11 posted on 11/04/2012 3:08:40 PM PST by diogenes ghost
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To: GeronL

The Enterprise is an old ship - 51 hard years in service. In recent years it has increasingly become hard to maintain. Vessels like this begin to eat naval budgets alive late in their service lives, at least if they’re to be kept seaworthy, and not just harbor queens. The reactors are nearing the end of their operational lifespans. As sad as it may be, better to decommission her and spend naval funds on constructing newer Ford-class carriers.


20 posted on 11/04/2012 3:38:10 PM PST by JerseyanExile
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