Smooth seas and farewell to the U.S.S. Lincoln

The Inspector · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:06 am

After 15+ years of being based @ Naval Station Everett, the U.S.S. Lincoln, CVN -72 will sail for the last time from the Everett waterfront around 10:30 A.M. 12/07/11 with her battle group for a deployment and relocation to the East Coast for a refit/refueling. N.S. Everett is scheduled to become the new home port for the U.S.S. Nimitz CVN-68 when she clears the yard she is in @ the moment.
The crew and families of the Lincoln will be missed as they have become part of the fabric of Snohomish County and we eagerly await the arrival of our new neighbors aboard the Nimitz.
Fair seas and following winds to the Lincoln and her families

cooper9411 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:13 pm

Go to Google Earth and look at the decommissioned naval ships in Suisum Bay by San Francisco. Shame to just let them just sit there and rot.

Invader26 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:56 am **Posts:** 843

Why wouldn't the navy do crew rotation on ships like that? Why spend millions moving thousands of sailors and families from one coast to the other? Simple swap ships.

If the US wishes to cut spending they need to look at these dumb cost activities.

God Bless America..

cooper9411 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:38 pm

That would be way too easy. The military seems like they don't do anything easy. :drink3:

The Inspector · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:42 am

And, it isn't their money, it's yours so cost is no object and that cost doesn't bother them. You can also GOOGLE earth Bremerton WA. Naval yard and look @ all the carriers and really cute little 100 foot long ex nuke boats that have had the missile tubes and reactors cut out

cooper9411 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:44 am

Hey thanks for the Bremerton link :drink3:

TROJANII · **Joined:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:18 pm **Posts:** 178

Does Bremerton do refit/refueling?

The Inspector · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:43 pm

It's always been a major refit yard the STENNIS was there up til a couple years ago on a major, but Nuke stuff can only be done in a couple of places, Virginia being one of those AFAIK

TROJANII · **Joined:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:18 pm **Posts:** 178

That would explain why they are swapping carriers instead of just crews then.

B-17 guy · **Joined:** Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:43 pm **Posts:** 153

Anybody know what the long battleship looking thing is by the submarines?

Old SAR pilot · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:22 pm

That is what's left of nuclear cruiser CGN-9, USS Long Beach.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:27 pm

If the 'MO' was still here instead of in Honoruru, the Long Beach (the one and only ship in it's class) @ 721 feet long, next to BB-63 @ 887 feet would make you wonder 'what's that want to be when it grows up?' :lol:

Lincoln steaming into the Straits of Hormuz this weekend, 1/22/12, to replace the Stennis with the 5th Fleet

B-17 guy · **Joined:** Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:43 pm **Posts:** 153

Old SAR pilot wrote:

That is what's left of nuclear cruiser CGN-9, USS Long Beach.

Ah, thank you sir. The shape of the bow was maikng me think battleship, but the stern was not. Plus I figure all the remaining batleships are floating museums by now.

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:20 pm

What are the latest plans for the USS Iowa?

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