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Godspeed BIG E!
The CVN USS Enterprise was officially decommissioned on February 3rd, 2017 after 55 years of service. She will be scrapped as her reactors make her too dangerous to continue to exist as a museum ship (despite several requests). This is truly the end of an Era...
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Interesting. Not only was USS Enterprise the first nuclear-powered carrier (originally, of course, the only), now she is the first (and so far only) one to retire, prompting the question how?
It does seem a pity that she cannot be kept somewhere as a utility generator. OTOH, it would seem quite a comedown to see USS Enterprise supplying lighting for Yankee Stadium or anywhere else for that matter... Uncle Ted |
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The name will live on in USS Enterprise (CVN-80) which is third carrier in the
Gerald R. Ford-class, she is scheduled to be constructed and in operation by 2027. I could see her being the first us navy ship to carry a UAV Squadron |
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