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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2013, 07:43 AM Oct 2013

The US Navy's First Supercarrier Sells For One Cent

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-navys-first-supercarrier-was-sold-for-one-cent-2013-10

The U.S. Navy's first supercarrier, the now-decommissioned USS Forrestal (AVT-59), has been sold for one cent to Texas-based All Star Metals to be taken apart and scrapped.

The Navy awarded the contract to the company on Oct. 22. The net price proposed by the company "considered the estimated proceeds from the sale of the scrap metal to be generated from dismantling," according to an official statement.

Now, All Star Metals will develop a plan to tow the aging carrier — first launched in 1954 and decommissioned in 1993 — from Philadelphia to Brownsville, Texas.

Despite its long service life, the ship is perhaps best known for a tragic electrical accident that triggered an explosion onboard in 1967, resulting in 134 killed and more than 300 injured, according to Fox News.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-navys-first-supercarrier-was-sold-for-one-cent-2013-10#ixzz2ijWSye6X

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The US Navy's First Supercarrier Sells For One Cent (Original Post) xchrom Oct 2013 OP

I'm in a rush and getting ready for work ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #1

They were the only bidder wercal Oct 2013 #4

Wow ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #6

For years the Navy tried to donate it as a museum...but it never worked out. wercal Oct 2013 #7

I been aboard her. Hell of a lot razor blades for one cent! B Calm Oct 2013 #2

John McCain's old ship Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 #3

At least she's being recycled instead of sent to the bottom. n/t MindPilot Oct 2013 #5

She would make an excellent artificial reef for marine life. cleanhippie Oct 2013 #8

Thats the good part madokie Oct 2013 #9

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)

1. I'm in a rush and getting ready for work ...

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 07:47 AM

Oct 2013

Did they explain how they got it for one cent?

Well, at least I commented so I can read it later.

wercal

(1,370 posts)

4. They were the only bidder

Reply to Fantastic Anarchist (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:23 AM

Oct 2013

Not many outfits have the means to move a ship like that.

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)

6. Wow ...

Reply to wercal (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:33 AM

Oct 2013

Very interesting.

wercal

(1,370 posts)

7. For years the Navy tried to donate it as a museum...but it never worked out.

Reply to Fantastic Anarchist (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:44 AM

Oct 2013

At least the ship is being cut up in the US. A lot of old ships just get beached in India, and young kids with no safety equipment use torches to break them up.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

2. I been aboard her. Hell of a lot razor blades for one cent!

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:00 AM

Oct 2013

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)

3. John McCain's old ship

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:03 AM

Oct 2013

where he was rumored to do 'wet starts' in his plane which could start fires.

That's a lot of 60 thousand tons of scrap of copper, aluminum and iron for one cent.

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)

5. At least she's being recycled instead of sent to the bottom. n/t

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:30 AM

Oct 2013

cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)

8. She would make an excellent artificial reef for marine life.

Reply to MindPilot (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:48 AM

Oct 2013

That's something our oceans need more of.

madokie

(51,076 posts)

9. Thats the good part

Reply to MindPilot (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 11:05 AM

Oct 2013

It cost a lot less to recycle than it does to refine new metals thats for sure. No raping or not as much raping the planet, I should say, to recycle. We'll be buying some of it in our new Fords and Chevys in the future.

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