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Carrier Disposal Proves Difficult to Navy
Naval Open Source INTelligence ^
| 2/20/2012
| Naval Open Source INTelligence
Posted on 02/20/2012 10:16:12 PM PST by U-238
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Sell some of them to India
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:16:27 PM PST
by
U-238
Australia,South Korea or Brazil might want to purchase one.
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:17:58 PM PST
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U-238
(tH)
To: U-238
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:22:13 PM PST
by
Dogbert41
("...or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. " -Jesus)
To: Dogbert41
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:23:15 PM PST
by
U-238
Carriers awaiting disposal
Shown are the carriers’ current locations and the planned disposal option for each.
• Forrestal (AVT 59, ex-CV 59), stricken Sept. 11, 1993. In Philadelphia. Scrap.
• Saratoga (CV 60), stricken Aug. 20, 1994. In Newport, R.I. Scrap (changed from donation hold).
• Ranger (CV 61), stricken March 8, 1994. In Bremerton, Wash. Donation hold.
• Independence (CV 62), stricken March 8, 2004. In Bremerton. Scrap.
• Kitty Hawk (CV 63), decommissioned May 12, 2009, and placed in Mobilization Category B, or “mothballs,” for preservation and possible future use. In Bremerton. Unstated disposal option.
• Constellation (CV 64), stricken Dec. 2, 2003. In Bremerton. Scrap.
• John F. Kennedy (CV 67), stricken Oct. 16, 2009. In Philadelphia. Donation hold.
Source: Naval Sea Systems Command.
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:24:41 PM PST
by
U-238
To: Dogbert41
Bump!
And give them the planes and bombs.
That is a great application of our technology.
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:25:49 PM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
Everything depends of the price of scrap steel:
The absolute worse case scenario is that it will cost the US Navy $2 to $3 billion dollars to scrap the ships.
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:26:41 PM PST
by
U-238
They should all be turned into museums. It is not fair to the veterans of these ships to see them in the scrap heap.
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:34:29 PM PST
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U-238
To: U-238
These ships wont survive as museum pieces because of the economy.The ship that should have been saved was CV-6.USS Enterprise.She was scrapped out by 1959 or 60.She was awarded the most battle stars for surviving WW2 Ships.Her crows nest is in Annapolis at the Naval academy.
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:46:49 PM PST
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HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: U-238
These ships wont survive as museum pieces because of the economy.The ship that should have been saved was CV-6.USS Enterprise.She was scrapped out by 1959 or 60.She was awarded the most battle stars for surviving WW2 Ships.Her crows nest is in Annapolis at the Naval academy.
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:47:00 PM PST
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HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: U-238
Good quality scrap steel, several tons copper and aluminum, and several sons marine brass in the props, lots of good salvage there.
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:49:28 PM PST
by
count-your-change
(You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: HANG THE EXPENSE
She was commissioned in 1938 and scrapped in 1958
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:50:02 PM PST
by
U-238
To: HANG THE EXPENSE
the CV-6 was commissioned in 1938 and scrapped in 1958
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:50:22 PM PST
by
U-238
To: count-your-change
But you are scrapping history.
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:52:13 PM PST
by
U-238
To: U-238
Turn them all into cruise ships.
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posted on
02/20/2012 10:57:56 PM PST
by
Kevmo
(If you can define a man by the depravity of his enemies, Rick Santorum must be a noble soul indeed.)
To: Kevmo
Without Italian captains at the helm
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posted on
02/20/2012 11:01:28 PM PST
by
U-238
To: Kevmo
LOLz! I love that idea. They could stay at sea long time and ferry folks on and off by helicopter or private jet. Imagine being a catapault operator on the Love Boat Deux!
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posted on
02/20/2012 11:04:20 PM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: U-238
Does anyone here know that most of the scrap metal in the United States goes to China? Soros is behind this I'm sure.
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posted on
02/20/2012 11:11:37 PM PST
by
Nitehawk0325
(Conservatives over liberals every time. No discussion, no argument, no liberals)
To: U-238
Does anyone here know that most of the scrap metal in the United States goes to China? Soros is behind this I'm sure.
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posted on
02/20/2012 11:11:54 PM PST
by
Nitehawk0325
(Conservatives over liberals every time. No discussion, no argument, no liberals)
To: U-238
Does anyone here know that most of the scrap metal in the United States goes to China? Soros is behind this I'm sure.
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posted on
02/20/2012 11:12:10 PM PST
by
Nitehawk0325
(Conservatives over liberals every time. No discussion, no argument, no liberals)
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