In the early 1990s the America even had one of her flight deck elevators fall with an S-3B aircraft and several blueshirts on it. “Economically, it was the smallest loss to the original cost ratio versus any of the Nimitz class, or even it’s sister ships of the Kitty Hawk class (USS America never really went through the Navy’s Carrier Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) and therefore, the ship was in bad shape during its last years of service. That you understand why we selected this ship for this one last crucial missionĪnd make note of the critical nature of her final service.” Your hearts, not only for the name, but also for your service aboard her.
I know America has a very special place in When that mission is complete, the America will slip It is essential we make those ships as highly survivable as
We willĬonduct a variety of comprehensive tests above and below the waterline collectingĭata for use by naval architects and engineers in creating the nation’s futureĬarrier fleet. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren of America veterans. Vital contribution to our national defense, this time as a live-fire test andĮvaluation platform. America’s legacy will serve as a footprint in theĭesign of future carriers - ships that will protect the sons, daughters, In a letter to them, then-Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John B. being deliberately sunk at sea, and a committee of her former crew members and other supporters attempted to save the ship for use as a museum ship. Their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful. There was some objection to a ship being named after the U.S. However, she was chosen to be a live-fire test and evaluation platform in 2005, to aid the design of future aircraft carriers. They were not trying to sink her immediately (though they did end up having toīoard her to make her sink) and B) her sheer bulk made it a lot harder to sinkīy being able to absorb damage better than battleships.”Īmerica was planned to be sold for scrapping. “America lasted so much longer because A) Whole point of attacking enemy battleships was to sink them. “shoot to kill” mindset of the naval officers conducting the test, versus the The tests were not meant to truly sink her immediately. Weeks, they can survive a LOT due to just their sheer bulk. “The whole point of the tests was to makeįuture carriers more survivable, as well as see how warships reacted to
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