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On the Passing of Friends
CVN-65 is on schedule to make its very last journey. Nobody meant for it to last more than fifty years, just like nobody really gave much thought to what would finally happen to it at the end of its life. When you consider what the world was like when it was designed, I'd wager most people back then thought it'd end up a nuclear-toasted cinder. It's effectively going to die in its bed, and in the doing has helped make sure we'll all do the same. Not such a bad end, when you think about it.
As long as they continue the name in an AIRCRAFT CARRIER and not perpetuate some politcian instead I will be ok with it.
It's a shame they have to cut her up though (From what I have read it's because they basically have to cut her apart to get the reactor spaces out)
Posted by: Jeff on November 1, 2012 03:56 PMYup. Actually, it sounds pretty fascinating. It'd be cool if they turned it into a documentary. It's not often a ship that big and complicated gets cut up, ya know?
Posted by: Scott on November 1, 2012 04:26 PM