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USS Enterprise Takes Its Final Voyage
westlake writes "The AP is reporting that the world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Enterprise, is to be retired after fifty years of active service — the longest of any warship in U.S. naval history. Its final deployment will take it to the Middle East and last for seven months. The big ship has become notoriously difficult to keep in repair. As an old ship and the only one in its class, breakdowns have become frequent and replacement parts often have to be custom made. Despite its place in naval history and popular culture, Enterprise will meet its end at the scrap yard rather than being preserved at a museum. This is expected to happen in 2015, after the nuclear fuel has been removed."
For instance, the holodeck safety protocols continually go offline.
That's a lot of hard work and a huge number of sailors who have sheltered and lived in a small floating city. There's a new world coming though. Submersible carriers protecting the Atlantic Confederated States will be something to see once the Chinese realize they need somewhere to put all those new citizens looking for an exciting new life and a daily wage.
What would Richard Feynman do, if he were here right now? He'd do some math and he'd follow through!
Wait... there's already a ""Enterprise false flag"" conspiracy theory?
"If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
But how will Kirk and the crew save the Whales and get back to the 23rd Century without that "nuclear wessel"? (evil grin)
They went back in time to 1986, so retiring the ship now won't affect the whale recovery. Geeze, what are they teaching kids in school today? Apparently not Starfleet future history.
Isn't the Constitution a myth that got replaced by corporate money?
Wow. Captcha is 'bribery'
It's a false Enterprise false flag conspiracy theory.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Aren't most parts for US Navy vessels custom made regardless? I don't recall seeing a section at WalMart for warship parts.
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
Can't they just add a third nacelle and give it to some Admiral to use?
If the entire crew is wearing red shirts, I'd worry.
Have gnu, will travel.
"Considering how much talk there is of an enterprise false flag operation, if it was ever intended it probably won't happen because of all the talk about it."
That's just what they want you to think!
No relation to Happy Monkey
...ahh, you're one of those who buys into the "Enterprise false flag" conspiracy theories?
Bah, everyone knows it's the Reliant which is the real false flag.
What's actually going to happen is that Admiral Greenert is going to "borrow" the Enterprise so he can take it to Genesis Island to retrieve the body of Admiral Rickover and reunite it with his katra, which is temporarily stored within the mind of ex-President George W Bush.
You are not a brain: http://books.google.com/books?id=2oV61CeDx-YC
Or an Italian Captain.
"If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."