Carriers (OT) Re: [Shotimes] gas mileage issues

[Donald Mallinson]

Just found out that the Saratoga (CV-60) is now 
decommissioned, and it appears that the Forrestal is too. 
Check out the few pictures on this site:

http://www.saratogamuseum.org/thepark.html

Just found this today.  I am looking into some sort of 
memorial for my cousin.

Don M.

George Fourchy wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:21:41 -0600, Donald Mallinson wrote:
> 
> 
>>the Saratoga and Forrestal were 
>>the last two before the Navy changed carriers to nuclear I 
>>think.)
> 
> 
> Actually the first nuclear carrier was/is the Enterprise, CVN-65.  They think it can
> go til it is mucho years old....over half a century, according to something I saw on
> History Channel.  It was launched in the early '60s.
> 
> George
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