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6. Nobody else can drydock her.

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 04:20 PM

Jul 2013

There aren't many places a 90000ton, 1000+ ft ship can drydock. The only 2 I know of are Newport News shipbuilding and Norforlk navy yard.

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HII Awarded $745 Million Contract to Inactivate USS Enterprise [View all] Angleae Jul 2013 OP

$451.3 million in the late 50s. Angleae Jul 2013 #2

that is insane niyad Jul 2013 #3

That's what happens when only one place is capable doing the job. Angleae Jul 2013 #4

nobody else knows how to deactivate the reactors? is that likely? niyad Jul 2013 #5

Nobody else can drydock her. Angleae Jul 2013 #6