USS Enterprise Takes Its Final Voyage 455
westlake writes "The AP is reporting that the world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Enterprise, is to be retired after fifty years of active service — the longest of any warship in U.S. naval history. Its final deployment will take it to the Middle East and last for seven months. The big ship has become notoriously difficult to keep in repair. As an old ship and the only one in its class, breakdowns have become frequent and replacement parts often have to be custom made. Despite its place in naval history and popular culture, Enterprise will meet its end at the scrap yard rather than being preserved at a museum. This is expected to happen in 2015, after the nuclear fuel has been removed."
Causality Failure... (Score:3, Funny)
Safety First! (Score:5, Funny)
For instance, the holodeck safety protocols continually go offline.
Good show Big E. (Score:5, Funny)
That's a lot of hard work and a huge number of sailors who have sheltered and lived in a small floating city. There's a new world coming though. Submersible carriers protecting the Atlantic Confederated States will be something to see once the Chinese realize they need somewhere to put all those new citizens looking for an exciting new life and a daily wage.
Re:That's odd (Score:5, Funny)
Wait... there's already a ""Enterprise false flag"" conspiracy theory?
Re:Causality Failure... (Score:5, Funny)
But how will Kirk and the crew save the Whales and get back to the 23rd Century without that "nuclear wessel"? (evil grin)
They went back in time to 1986, so retiring the ship now won't affect the whale recovery. Geeze, what are they teaching kids in school today? Apparently not Starfleet future history.
Re:Safety First! (Score:5, Funny)
Seriously, no-one thought of sandboxing the holodeck? Even after the first 10 times the ship got pwned by it?
Re:Not to take anything away from the Big E... (Score:4, Funny)
Isn't the Constitution a myth that got replaced by corporate money?
Wow. Captcha is 'bribery'
Re:That's odd (Score:5, Funny)
It's a false Enterprise false flag conspiracy theory.
Custom made parts (Score:5, Funny)
Renovation Suggestion (Score:5, Funny)
Can't they just add a third nacelle and give it to some Admiral to use?
Re:Renovation Suggestion (Score:4, Funny)
Better yet, sell it to a fiber optic dude by the name of L. Bob Rife...
Re:That's odd (Score:5, Funny)
Re:That's odd (Score:5, Funny)
"Considering how much talk there is of an enterprise false flag operation, if it was ever intended it probably won't happen because of all the talk about it."
That's just what they want you to think!
Re:That's odd (Score:5, Funny)
...ahh, you're one of those who buys into the "Enterprise false flag" conspiracy theories?
Bah, everyone knows it's the Reliant which is the real false flag.
What's actually going to happen is that Admiral Greenert is going to "borrow" the Enterprise so he can take it to Genesis Island to retrieve the body of Admiral Rickover and reunite it with his katra, which is temporarily stored within the mind of ex-President George W Bush.
Re:Nuclear Powered Surface Ships of the World (Score:4, Funny)
Chekov says "VOOOOSH"
Re:Story is wrong: (Score:4, Funny)
I believe most people would agree that Austria and Switzerland have the most trustworthy admirals.
Re:Causality Failure... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Story is wrong: (Score:5, Funny)
Or an Italian Captain.