On a cold, dreary Thursday in Philadelphia, a smattering of people came to the waterfront to see the former Kitty Hawk class aircraft carrier USS John F Kennedy (CV-67) begin its final journey. Nicknamed “Big John,” the Kitty Hawk class sub-variant began a trip from the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility to the International Shipbeaking Ltd facility in Brownsville, Texas. There it will be cut up and its remnants sold for scrap. The ship was sold for 1 cent.
After 17 years in Philadelphia, Big John is expected to arrive at its final destination sometime next month, a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) spokesman told The War Zone. It will transit south through the Atlantic Ocean, around the Florida peninsula, and then across the Gulf of Mexico. No date has been set for the ship’s dismantling.
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After 17 years in Philadelphia, Big John is expected to arrive at its final destination sometime next month, a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) spokesman told The War Zone. It will transit south through the Atlantic Ocean, around the Florida peninsula, and then across the Gulf of Mexico. No date has been set for the ship’s dismantling.
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The Kitty Hawk class carrier was sold for one cent to scrappers after attempts at making it a museum ship failed.
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