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Originally Posted by kiltedguard
Though some work MAY have been done on the hull. The ship was launched in 55, making her already 23 years old in '78. Even with the SLEP program, which was botched at the navy yard in Philly and required additional work, that would have made her 40 years old by '95 and near the end of even the SLEP program's project life span. No overhaul program can compensate for the effects of salt water on the ship's structure over the course of 4 decades.
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Exactly right. Replacing the hull is also a MASSIVE undertaking and you may as well just build a new ship.
I think the most qualified person to speak on this subject though would be Bluedwarf - an engineer and marine architect.
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