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Another Enterprise is retirering
Posted: Sun March 11th, 2012 7:06 am
by Mechtech09
Looks like the the USS Enterprise will be making it's final voyage before Deactivation and fuel removal. Unfortunately this ship will be destined for the scrap yard.
Looking forward to seeing what ship will be named Enterprise in the future!
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/03/10/wo ... latestnews
Re: Another Enterprise is retirering
Posted: Sun March 11th, 2012 8:46 am
by N5XTR
Maybe the new shuttle?
Re: Another Enterprise is retirering
Posted: Sun March 11th, 2012 1:42 pm
by Lego
N5XTR wrote:Maybe the new shuttle?
Perhaps whatever the next ship in Archer's office is...
Re: Another Enterprise is retirering
Posted: Sun March 11th, 2012 4:07 pm
by hollarm
I served aboard the Enterprise as a reactor operator. It'll be sad to see her go, but her time has definitely come. The maintenance required to keep her operational is getting too much to conitnue the life. She's had a long life though, over 50 years in the Navy.
Re: Another Enterprise is retirering
Posted: Sun March 11th, 2012 5:59 pm
by mark_cameron
I cannot understand why the US navy insists on naming its carriers after people instead of traditional names...
Re: Another Enterprise is retirering
Posted: Sun March 11th, 2012 6:26 pm
by Doug3575
Sad to see the "Big E" go. She served a long time and anyone who crewed her should be proud
Re: Another Enterprise is retirering
Posted: Sun March 11th, 2012 10:23 pm
by blak'ika
mark_cameron wrote:I cannot understand why the US navy insists on naming its carriers after people instead of traditional names...
Tradition must've started somewhere.
Re: Another Enterprise is retirering
Posted: Sun March 11th, 2012 11:35 pm
by specter177
Apparently, they are naming the second Ford-class the Kennedy. Maybe the third will be the Enterprise?
Re: Another Enterprise is retirering
Posted: Sun March 11th, 2012 11:45 pm
by SRiley77
I agree with the naming... I would love to see carriers harkening back to the names of Enterprise, Hornet, Ranger, Yorktown, Intrepid, etc...
Re: Another Enterprise is retirering
Posted: Mon March 12th, 2012 3:57 am
by cmdraftbrn
no. you tow her ass to san diego and turn her into a museum. why should new york get the only one. or better yet scuttle her so we can have an underwater museum "the wonderful world of corrosion"