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Navy to Sink USS America, Explosive Final Service That Saddens Former Crew By John J. Lumpkin Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Navy plans to send the retired carrier USS America to the bottom of the Atlantic in explosive tests this spring, an end that is difficult to swallow for some who served on board.
2 posted on
03/03/2005 3:06:13 PM PST by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Sub-Driver
Instead of using charges to simulate weapons, why not use the real items? I'm just asking.
3 posted on
03/03/2005 3:09:40 PM PST by
brooklin
To: Sub-Driver
VF-33, 1967-68
4 posted on
03/03/2005 3:11:13 PM PST by
StACase
To: Sub-Driver
Live TORPEX? That would be cool!
6 posted on
03/03/2005 3:14:23 PM PST by
Doohickey
("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
To: Sub-Driver
I remember in elementary school in the 1940, they got the school children putting in their pennies, nickles and dimes to get the Battle Ship Texas saved from being salvaged.
7 posted on
03/03/2005 3:14:28 PM PST by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(Rush agrees with me 98.5% of the time!)
To: Sub-Driver
True, it is a sad end to a proud ship, but the breaker's yard would be just as sad.
If I were a former crew member I think I would rather a ship I loved be still out there somewhere in one piece (even on the bottom) rather than made into a million razor blades or whatever.
10 posted on
03/03/2005 3:16:32 PM PST by
Gator101
To: Sub-Driver
How about a 'Billy Mitchell' from space or a cruise missile.....a little respect shown!
11 posted on
03/03/2005 3:17:20 PM PST by
maestro
To: Sub-Driver
Why can't we give it to the Aussies? Heck it may be 50 years old but I'd bet it's one heck of alot better ship than the DeGaulle or the Foch.
12 posted on
03/03/2005 3:17:41 PM PST by
GunnyHartman
(Allah is allah outta virgins.)
To: Sub-Driver
Yet another reason to move up the decommissioning of the JFK. Kennedy's sole Naval command, ended up on the bottom too.
14 posted on
03/03/2005 3:17:56 PM PST by
kylaka
To: Sub-Driver
Personally I think we should transfer all Islamofascist prisoners now in Gitmo to the USS America right before it is sunk. That should send a message that we arent playing games any longer.
17 posted on
03/03/2005 3:22:28 PM PST by
JarheadFromFlorida
(Ooorahhhh........Get Some! Semper Fi')
To: Sub-Driver
Interesting. I hope we get some good data.
To: Sub-Driver
should Germany's namesake ship be sunk, ordered the pocket battleship Deutschland renamed for a long-dead Prussian commander.Which was pretty ironic, because if memory serves, the former Deutschland was one of the few German capital ships to survive the war.
23 posted on
03/03/2005 3:38:43 PM PST by
xrp
(Executing assigned posting duties flawlessly -- ZERO mistakes)
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24 posted on
03/03/2005 3:39:54 PM PST by
Shooter 2.5
(Vote a Straight Republican Ballot. Rid the country of dems.)
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Ya'll think they'd let us play with some bombs and flamethrowers first?
27 posted on
03/03/2005 3:47:26 PM PST by
Professional Engineer
(And the winner is............Bitty Girl by a pigtail.)
To: Sub-Driver
Can't they sink Kerry's or Kennedy's boat instead?
29 posted on
03/03/2005 3:55:46 PM PST by
doug from upland
(Ray Charles --- a great musician and safer driver than Ted Kennedy)
To: Sub-Driver
Here's a toast to better days!
More info Here!
30 posted on
03/03/2005 4:02:00 PM PST by
TC Rider
(The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
To: Sub-Driver
During the Viet Nam War I served on the US Harold E. Holt (DE-1074). It was only recently that I learned that a few years ago it was used for target practice and sunk in the Pacific.
I found the pictures on the Internet of its’ demise. A very strange sensation came over me when I saw the pictures. Almost made me sick to my stomach.
Guess what I’m saying is that I know how you guys feel.
45 posted on
03/03/2005 6:36:15 PM PST by
FMBass
(“Now that I’m sober I watch a lot of news” – Garofalo: From “Treason” by Coulter)
To: Sub-Driver
Why the heck are they not sinking this ship in shallow water?
Talk about an outstanding scuba diving attraction!
And for the environmentalists, it would establish a new artificial reef.
57 posted on
03/03/2005 8:26:35 PM PST by
Hunble
To: Sub-Driver
He said he was "unhappy that a ship with that name is going to meet that fate,
I agree why not turn it into a museum of war history why sink it ? If they do sink it they should change the name first !
To: Sub-Driver
Bump for later. As a former crew member, I'm sorry to see her go.
Here's a link to her history.
USS America (CV-66)
62 posted on
03/04/2005 4:39:13 AM PST by
csvset
(USS AMERICA CV-66 V-2 Division 1990-1991)
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