Where are the (retired) carriers?

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In article , "Jim"
wrote:

The America (CV(A)-66) is no more. She was sunk off the coast to provide
vital information for future carrier construction.

I was aware of that. However, most of the Google images are a number of
years old.

I should have clarified a bit: where are the retired supercarriers? Where's
the Forrestal, Independence, etc? I thought that they were all kept at
Philly and not yet scrapped, but I cannot find them.

I've already found the Midway (in Oakland, before her move to SD), Hornet,
Lexington, Yorktown, Intrepid (moving five miles in a few days so she can be
cleaned and painted), and a number of active carriers. I've also found the
Oriskany, prior to her sinking. But I have not found the big carriers.




D

DDAY wrote:

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In article , "Jim"
wrote:


The America (CV(A)-66) is no more. She was sunk off the coast to provide
vital information for future carrier construction.


I was aware of that. However, most of the Google images are a number of
years old.

I should have clarified a bit: where are the retired supercarriers? Where's
the Forrestal, Independence, etc? I thought that they were all kept at
Philly and not yet scrapped, but I cannot find them.

I've already found the Midway (in Oakland, before her move to SD), Hornet,
Lexington, Yorktown, Intrepid (moving five miles in a few days so she can be
cleaned and painted), and a number of active carriers. I've also found the
Oriskany, prior to her sinking. But I have not found the big carriers.




D

In Google Earth you will find the decommissioned super carriers
Forestall and Saratoga at Newport, RI. Coordinates 41 31' 39.57" North,
71 18' 59.21" West.

At Bremerton, WA you will see the Independence, Constellation, and
Ranger. Coordinates 47 33' 13.34" North, 122 39' 06/83" West.

Keep in mind that the satellite images in Google Earth are about three
years old, so these ships may have moved since then. However you can
see them at these locations until the next update to the satellite image
database.

ALV