[Cementjungle]

What's the deal w/ artificial reefs? Are there not enough places for the fish? Seems to me the greenies would be pitching a fit.

I guess it's either this or dump it into some landfill somewhere. It's a rather large thing to dispose of.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

And it probably has lots of asbestos and other nasty substances aboard that were used during her construction in 1944.

[Yo-Yo]

There's quite a market for scrap steel.

[Onelifetogive]

I guess it's either this or dump it into some landfill somewhere. It's a rather large thing to dispose of.

Actually, I think they can sell these things for a small fortune in scrap metal.

The carrier my father was on 40 years or so ago (USS Bennington CV-20) was recently towed to the far east (at a fuel cost of something like $27,000/day for a six week trip, or so) to be dismantled as scrap metal. There must be pretty good money in it to justify that kind of towing cost.

[MD_Willington_1976]

They chop them up.