On Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 10:27:39 PM UTC-6, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 6/02/2017 10:36 AM, Uncle Monster wrote:
The Big E has been officially decommissioned and will be scrapped. Perhaps the Navy could auction off small pieces of the aircraft carrier as collectors items? I'm sure a lot of people would love to have a placard with a chunk of the carrier. Goodbye old girl, rest in pieces. (~_~

Is it because of the nuclear reactor? 50 years of radiation burning
might have "eroded" the reactor casing finally?

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The newest carriers have 2 nuclear reactors and the Enterprise has 8 small ones which was a bit complex. The Enterprise has a steam powered catapult whereas the newest carriers coming out of the shipyard are going to have electromagnetic catapults. The new carriers will be using technology that's a half century ahead of the Enterprise. The Enterprise served The United States well and was even a movie star. Perhaps some group or city will want the carrier for a museum? ヽ(ヅ)ノ

[8~{} Uncle Radioactive Monster