Last of the Breed

[Jolly]

Kittyhawk to the breakers...

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/01/18/uss-kitty-hawk-headed-for-the-scrapyard/

[George K]

Wow. Sold for a penny. You'd think the scrap would be worth more than that.

[Copper]

@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

[bachophile]

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.

[LuFins Dad]

@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.

[Copper]

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.

[Ivorythumper]

@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.