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Old December 19th 14, 10:19 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
john szalay
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Default USS CONSTELLATION - 12/17/2014


From the Corbin Foss tow log

The Corbin Foss will make a 140-day trip beginning in early August 2014,
towing the USS Constellation 16,000 nautical miles from Bremerton,
Washington to Brownsville, Texas where the aircraft carrier will be
scrapped. The Corbin Foss' will make its inaugural voyage through the
Straits of Magellan, moving the 61,000-dwt tow at about 6 knots.
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CORBIN FOSS/USS CONSTELLATION - 12/17/2014
December 17, 2014

Position: 5 38.4 n 50 47.1 w
TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED: 2,660
DISTANCE TO GO: 757 (TO POINTE A PIERRE, TRINIDAD )
AVERAGE TRIP SPEED: 5.9 K
ETA POINTE A PIERRE, TRINIDAD: 12/22/14
WEATHER: WIND: NE 15-18 K;
SEAS: NE 4'
USS CONSTELLATION TOWING FINE ..