(06-03-2022, 08:50 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(06-03-2022, 07:51 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: There goes one of my old ships to the scrapyard. I’ve stood in-port watches on the fantail (the recessed deck on the very back of the ship) where I once greeted one of my own guys returning very late from liberty, right after sunrise, in Singapore. He smelled of perfume and had a hickey on his neck. Hopefully it was worth the punishment. 

It’s also where I qualified on the .50 cal while sailing through the Straits of Hormuz on New Years morning. I stood lots of gun mount watches while in the Persian Gulf on the weather sponson just aft of elevator one, which is the aircraft elevator all the forward on the starboard side. Lots of memories.

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/01/former-...-scrapping

Thank you for your service, Mr. biscuit.

@Just think, if you had been able to scrounge up two cents, you coulda bought it!@

I'm sure many others have fond memories of the Kitty Hawk as well. Out of curiosity, does retirement/scrap of the ship similarly retire the name, or would they be able to name another ship the Kitty Hawk in the future? I know nothing about military protocols.

You’re welcome. 

I had the bid but the HOA denied my request to keep it in the backyard. Buncha prudes.

The name is struck from the naval registry of commissioned ships for that particular hull, so the name can be used again. As a matter of fact, the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), another one of my old ships which is destined for the same fate as the Kitty Hawk soon,  already has a new hull (CVN-79) and was christened in 2019.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John...y_(CVN-79)

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