On 07/14/2015 04:02 AM, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/14/2015 8:00 AM, James Holsenback wrote:
>> how far is that from bremerton shipyard ... my old ship the Kitty Hawk
>> (cv-63) is there. she was decommissioned in 2009 right now still in
>> ready reserve but there is a effort underway to save her from scrap heap
>> and becoming a museum in long beach close to the queen mary. the Ranger
>> (CV-61) lost that battle and just arrived (got towed) to brownsville
>> texas and will be dismantled as scrap. would be a shame if the hawk
>> ended up that way ... she was the first ship of the kitty hawk class and
>> the last one of that class in service. at one point she was the flag
>> ship if the navy and flew the red and white stripped "don't tread on me"
>> ensign
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> I hope that the USS Kitty Hawk is not scrapped. I have heard that name
> countless times, over the years.
> It is sad when part of your life gets consigned to the scrap heap. The
> Oil Platform I worked on, for 12 years, was decommissioned last year. :-(

yeah ... at times reminds me of my age. well if she's not saved at least 
i have a piece of her. took the nomenclature tag from above my berthing 
compartment at the end of my last cruise

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