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The "Big E"s Last Voyage

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What a shame this great ship wasnt preserved as a museum!

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Always brings a tear to my eye! :cry:
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Q. What are the two most stupid things the USN has EVER done???


A. 1. Nuke the Sara

2. Cut up ENT.


I am considering making #3 sinking Forrestal, the first of the supercarriers!

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I took a few rides on the Forrestal as a kid (dependent's cruises out of Mayport)

They did some flight ops while we were onboard, its amazing how LOUD it is from below when the jets are landing. It sounds like they are coming through the deck.

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Yes, we lamented this all at length earlier this year (but, I wasn't aware that the film Shay found even existed)...

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Carriers seem like the flavor of the week.

As were are on the subject, anyone know the fate of the Essex CV-9?

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As were are on the subject, anyone know the fate of the Essex CV-9?


According to the "Haze Gray and Underway" website, Essex (CV-9) was "decommissioned to reserve 30 June 1969, stricken for disposal 1 June 1973, and subsequently sold and scrapped at Kearny NJ."

http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/us_fleet.htm
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Not the story I wanted to hear, but thanks anyway.

She was my grandfathers ship during the war. I guess I'll only see it in pictures. :cry:

At least that's cheeper than a plane ticket.

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Not the story I wanted to hear, but thanks anyway.


Yes, a shame that the lead ship of this important class could not be saved (especially given your own family connection). However, four of her sisters are preserved around the country and a tour of one of them would give you a pretty good idea of (at least some of) what your grandfather experienced.

USS Yorktown (CV-10) -- Patriot's Point (Charleston), South Carolina
USS Intrepid (CV-11) -- New York City, New York (though currently undergoing an extensive refurbishment)
USS Hornet (CV-12) -- Alameda, California
USS Lexington (CV-16) -- Corpus Christi, Texas
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