USS Enterprise - retired too early?
Now that we know the USS Ford is a long way from commissioning let alone actually deploying, is it reasonable to say that the USS Enterprise was retired too early? The Ford replaces the Enterprise in...
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Her reactor cores were good for at least 2 more deployments (3-4 years overall) - it was the rest of the ship that was falling apart.
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Enterprise had become a relic. As one walked through her compartments it was interesting to see how generations of equipment were integrated to function together. She had become a bit of a hodge...
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The E was expensive to maintain because her reactor arrangement was one of a kind. Eliminating all that institutional knowledge was a huge time and money save. She was not in good material condition...
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I understand she was in bad shape, one of a kind, etc. However, she was not being replaced by a Nimitz class carrier with proven technology that was likely to be delivered on time. I believe the navy...
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The other option would be to accelerated completion of America, Tripoli and F-35B procurement as a stop-gap to the carrier shortfall. But neither happened, due to the sequester.
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My DD was in her battle group, went aboard her a few times to scrounge parts. Don't know about the condition of her plant, but just walking around the ship she looked pretty ragged, and that was in...
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Taking that ship out when they did made financial sense. It was the most expensive carrier to run by far and had a unique reactor plant.
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