Veterans of the
decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Saratoga salute the vessel during a
farewell ceremony at Naval Station Newport Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 in Newport, RI.
(AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)
NEWPORT, RI -- The
decommissioned USS Saratoga aircraft carrier is set to be hauled away from
Newport and brought to Texas to be scrapped.
A crew with Esco Marine
is scheduled to tow the carrier out of Naval Station Newport on Wednesday and
take it to its ship recycling plant in Brownsville, Texas. The company is being
paid a penny by the Navy to dispose of the Saratoga and plans to make money by
selling what it recovers from the ship.
The Saratoga was
launched in 1955 and decommissioned in 1994. The vessel fell into disrepair,
and an effort to preserve the ship as a museum failed.
More than 100 veterans
who served on the Saratoga said goodbye at a farewell ceremony at the naval
station earlier this month.
Source: 20 August 2014
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