USS Enterprise on its final voyage to Alabama to be dismantled
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – The USS Enterprise, which was decommissioned back in 2017, is set to head to Mobile, Alabama, to be dismantled, according to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
The U.S. DoD awarded the NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services nearly $537 million Friday for the complete dismantling, recycling, and disposal of the vessel. Any hazardous material will be packaged and safely transported for disposal at authorized licensed sites, says the DoD.
The USS Enterprise, which was the first nuclear air carrier and sailed for more than 50 years, is expected to be fully dismantled by November 2029.
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