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fodder -> OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/5/2012 1:50:25 PM)
I just heard on the TV that the USS Enterprise is to be sold for scrap. Bummer! [&:] Most likely they are scrapping it so they can reuse the name, just like last time. http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/11/05/enterprise-ends-51-year-career-at-sea.html?comp=7000023317828&rank=1

Hiltibrant -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/5/2012 2:18:02 PM)
That was to be expected, though. Preserving a nuclear-powered vessel as a museum, especially one that has served as long as this incarnation of the Enterprise, must cost a shed-load of money. Still, that was one fine-looking ship.

dr.hal -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/5/2012 3:03:42 PM)
The Bainbridge and Long Beach are long gone, so I'm not surprised..... The last of the Nuc trio...

bradfordkay -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/5/2012 11:12:16 PM)
At this time there is no ship to be named Enterprise in the planning stages. I do hope that proud name will be continued...

pnzrgnral -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 12:31:19 AM)
With the way the Navy's been naming their ships the past forty-odd years, the next Enterprise will probably be an AR. Politicians have first dibs on carriers, it seems.

Bullwinkle58 -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 2:37:01 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: pnzrgnral With the way the Navy's been naming their ships the past forty-odd years, the next Enterprise will probably be an AR. Politicians have first dibs on carriers, it seems. We don't build ARs anymore from what I recall. [:)] The next class will be the Ford-class. Two have been named (USS Gerald R. Ford and USS John F. Kennedy.) There is an active petition circulating in Washington to name CVN-80 USS Enterprise. I suspect this will be the case. Proposed commissioning date in 2025; CVN-80 will replace USS Eisenhower. The last seven ships of the Ford class have not been named or slotted.

Bullwinkle58 -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 2:43:52 AM)
Artist's conception of CVN-78, USS Gerald R. Ford: [image]local://upfiles/31387/6AC4E755DBC7492984042AD3A8275A75.jpg[/image]

wdolson -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 3:03:48 AM)
Many old carrier names have been recycled as cruisers. Bill

Bullwinkle58 -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 3:06:43 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wdolson Many old carrier names have been recycled as cruisers. Bill True. That was the naming convention for the Ticonderoga/Aegis class. But I don't think Enterprise will ever be anything but a carrier.

1EyedJacks -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 5:21:38 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 quote: ORIGINAL: wdolson Many old carrier names have been recycled as cruisers. Bill True. That was the naming convention for the Ticonderoga/Aegis class. But I don't think Enterprise will ever be anything but a carrier. Or a Starship... [;)]

Hiltibrant -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 5:55:21 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: pnzrgnral With the way the Navy's been naming their ships the past forty-odd years, the next Enterprise will probably be an AR. Politicians have first dibs on carriers, it seems. Bring on the USS McGovern, USS Mondale and USS Charles Pinckney - may they serve the US better than their namesakes

Bullwinkle58 -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 6:00:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Hiltibrant quote: ORIGINAL: pnzrgnral With the way the Navy's been naming their ships the past forty-odd years, the next Enterprise will probably be an AR. Politicians have first dibs on carriers, it seems. Bring on the USS McGovern, USS Mondale and USS Charles Pinckney - may they serve the US better than their namesakes George McGovern died a far better man than the man who beat him for president. Do a little research on the man's life and get back to us.

Hiltibrant -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 7:06:19 PM)
Didn't mean to step on toes. Guess it was a poor choice of words on my part - sorry. I just reached for some well-known runners-up for the Presidency, and somehow McGovern is one of the first to come to my mind.

Alekks -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 8:23:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58 Artist's conception of CVN-78, USS Gerald R. Ford: [image]local://upfiles/31387/6AC4E755DBC7492984042AD3A8275A75.jpg[/image] If they keep moving the island further back on these designs, they'll wind up towing it behind the carrier. Note original Nimitz CVN-68 island location to later Nimitz-class carriers then to the artist concept of the Ford :)

chuckj118 -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 11:00:24 PM)
George McGovern was some kind of naval aviator hero in WW2. I am not familiar with the details.

KMCCARTHY -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 11:32:36 PM)
He flew B-24 bombers in Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_McGovern

Bullwinkle58 -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/6/2012 11:35:00 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: KMCCARTHY He flew B-24 bombers in Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_McGovern And won the DFC.

reg113 -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (11/9/2012 7:27:45 PM)
I was aboard Big E for her 10th Birthday Party. Can't believe it was that long ago.

Ldeathbow -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (12/4/2012 3:31:02 AM)
I don't get to the forums often, but I saw this and had to comment. Some time ago I bought a documentary from the History Channel entitled "Battle 360 - USS Enterprise" covering the exploits of CV-6 (or CV(N)-6 as she was later known (after the first night mission off a carrier). To make a long stroy short.....near the end of the series, in an interview with one of the crew from CV-6, it was mentioned that despite a public/political effort to "buy" CV-6 and make her a museum, Enterprise was sold for scrap. The crewmember, IIRC, expressed mixed emoitions - he was sorry to see her go, but happy that she "died" with a modicum of respect, not turned into a "playground" for a bunch of screaming tourist that probably would never truely appreciate what she had done. Let the Queen Mary, a pleasure craft, continue to be a pleasure craft as a mesuem...let a warship (especially any that saw active duty and was the last place on earth that some men stood) serve it's purpose (and move on). Just my 2 cents worth

AW1Steve -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (12/5/2012 2:23:44 PM)
Enterprise will probably be renamed before launch as soon as another prominate politician drops dead and his party will rush to honor him (or her). [:(]

castor troy -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (12/5/2012 4:01:52 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: AW1Steve Enterprise will probably be renamed before launch as soon as another prominate politician drops dead and his party will rush to honor him (or her). [:(] just curious, is there a big ship in the USN named after a woman?

Bullwinkle58 -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (12/5/2012 4:23:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: AW1Steve Enterprise will probably be renamed before launch as soon as another prominate politician drops dead and his party will rush to honor him (or her). [:(] just curious, is there a big ship in the USN named after a woman? USS Hopper (DDG-70) is the biggest I can think of.

SpitfireIX -> RE: OT: USS Enterprise to be scrapped! (12/5/2012 4:38:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: AW1Steve Enterprise will probably be renamed before launch as soon as another prominate politician drops dead and his party will rush to honor him (or her). [:(] just curious, is there a big ship in the USN named after a woman? List of U.S. military vessels named after women This list may be incomplete; there were four US Navy ships named for Pocahontas, including a second-rate steam sloop that served in combat during the American Civil War. Also, as I mentioned in the other thread, I think that renaming is unlikely, because there would be a huge push-back from the Navy, IMO.

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