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Archives by date > 2013 > June > 28th

Boldly Gone: The End for the USS Enterprise

Jun 28, 2013 20:00 UTC

Latest updates[?]: Inactivation contract projects several years of work ahead.
CVN-65

The all-nuclear
Task Force One, 1964

There was a time when USS Enterprise was the most famous ship in the world. It still is, but these days, most people think of the fictional starship rather than the world’s first nuclear-powered carrier. The real USS Enterprise was commissioned in 1961, which means that its long career of service must soon draw to a close. In April 2008, a $453.3 million contract covered the ship’s Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability for maintenance and upgrades – but reached over $660 million before all was said and done, and took 2 years.

That kept “the Big E” going for a couple more years, but it could only delay the inevitable. 2012 saw the ship’s last mission come to an end, and by 2014, USS Enterprise is scheduled to fade into history, to be replaced by the first ship [CVN 78] of the Gerald R. Ford Class. This time, there will be no reruns or syndication deals. When the end comes, plans and facilities for permanently decommissioning the ship and dealing with its A2W nuclear reactors will need to be ready.

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Rapid Fire June 28, 2013: Half a Sequester Straightjacket Would Look Like Relief

Jun 28, 2013 12:00 UTC

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  • Sean O’Keefe, head of EADS North America and the NDIA trade association, urges the US government to at least grant the Pentagon flexibility within sequestration-level budgets.

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