Just a anecdote but I worked for 20 years at this facility. It was Bender Shipbuilding and Repair, then a part of Signal International, became World Marine, then was bought by Modern American Recycling to be a scrapyard and ship repair. Modern American Recycling sold a large part of the yard to Austal, but kept enough to do scrapping. I quit because being a safety manager at a scrap yard is...not pleasant. They are going to scrap the USS Enterprise at this facility.
Thanks. Lots of history included about the “Big E”.
“It will be an economic boost for Mobile. The city is already reporting a mini-surge in tourism after the liner ss United States arrived at the MARS facility. The liner is being prepared in Mobile for a planned reefing.”