Old soldiers (and old sailors for that matter) may fade away, but modern warships meet a crueler fate: they head to the scrap yard and are "broken up" after their years of service. It begins with a ...

The remains of the Navy’s last conventionally-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CV-67) is on its way from the Navy’s ...

The former USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) left Philadelphia Thursday for its final voyage. The ship will sail down to Brownsville, Texas, where it will be dismantled.

and both CV-63 and CV-67 were ordered to be scrapped. What is noteworthy is that the USS Saratoga Museum Foundation had sought for years to have the Forrestal-class carrier preserved, but the U.S ...