Oh so that's what a carrier with fast jets looks like!

[FlyTexas]

Looks like another one is on the way.

http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_di ... page_1.htm

Brian

[AndyG]

Would it be a fitting time to admit I have STTOS and STTNG on DVD

Not the sort of thing you should admit in polite company Dave; so you're perfectly safe to do it here!!

[DarrenL]

What will happen to the current USS John F Kennedy. I was under the impression as the last conventional powered carrier it was mothballed on retention for museum purposes.

Does the USN have no issues with dual ship naming?

[Chris Trott]

CV-67 has been decomissioned. Once decomissioned, the name is no longer listed on the roster of active ships and thus is available for reassignment. There have been 2 USS Texas since the Super Dreadnaught (BB-35) that now stands as a museum in the Houston Ship Canal was decomissioned.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Texas_%28CGN-39%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Texas_%28SSN-775%29

The US Navy also has a "pass" as well on BB-35 as it is technically a commissioned ship (and flagship) of the Texas Navy, further removing the ship from potential reactivation and problems (like they'd reactivate her instead of one of the Iowas anyway. ).

[Paul K]

I wonder if they will sink the JFK to make an artificial reef and dive site ? If you can't turn it into a museum, I think sinking it in shallow waters and making it an amenity is a very good idea.

[Garry Russell]

Good idea Paul

It could become a natural habitat for Flying Fish..

[Chris Trott]

They did that with the Oriskany (an arguably more famous ship due to its connection with Sen. John McCain and it's numerous deployments to Vietnam) off the coast of Florida.

[John]

Going down...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39wV_vi43YU


JR