Last of the Breed
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wrote on 21 Jan 2022, 12:32 last edited by
Kittyhawk to the breakers...
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/01/18/uss-kitty-hawk-headed-for-the-scrapyard/
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wrote on 21 Jan 2022, 12:40 last edited by
Wow. Sold for a penny. You'd think the scrap would be worth more than that.
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wrote on 21 Jan 2022, 14:27 last edited by
@george-k said in Last of the Breed:
Wow. Sold for a penny. You'd think the scrap would be worth more than that.
The solicitation: https://govtribe.com/opportunity/federal-contract-opportunity/aircraft-carrier-tow-and-dismantlement-n0002420r4204
You get 2 boats and a big pile of red tape
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wrote on 21 Jan 2022, 16:17 last edited by
I also don’t understand why sailing it around Cape Horn to get to Texas is more economical than taking it apart on the west coast. Just sailing it those 10,000 miles will cost something, fuel, crew, food etc….who pays for that. The Texas buyer or the Navy.
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I also don’t understand why sailing it around Cape Horn to get to Texas is more economical than taking it apart on the west coast. Just sailing it those 10,000 miles will cost something, fuel, crew, food etc….who pays for that. The Texas buyer or the Navy.
wrote on 21 Jan 2022, 16:28 last edited by@bachophile said in Last of the Breed:
I also don’t understand why sailing it around Cape Horn to get to Texas is more economical than taking it apart on the west coast. Just sailing it those 10,000 miles will cost something, fuel, crew, food etc….who pays for that. The Texas buyer or the Navy.
Texas buyer… The solicitation was for the removal and dismantling.
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wrote on 21 Jan 2022, 16:30 last edited by
Maybe the scrap is going to Texas and is cheaper to ship by sea.
Texas junk yard workers are probably cheaper than CA junk yard workers, and CA environmental regulations are probably expensive.
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I also don’t understand why sailing it around Cape Horn to get to Texas is more economical than taking it apart on the west coast. Just sailing it those 10,000 miles will cost something, fuel, crew, food etc….who pays for that. The Texas buyer or the Navy.
wrote on 21 Jan 2022, 16:36 last edited by@bachophile said in Last of the Breed:
I also don’t understand why sailing it around Cape Horn to get to Texas is more economical than taking it apart on the west coast. Just sailing it those 10,000 miles will cost something, fuel, crew, food etc….who pays for that. The Texas buyer or the Navy.
Based on the simple laws of physics, it takes a lot less energy to move it by water than overcoming gravity and friction necessary to move it by land.