Old soldiers (and old sailors for that matter) may fade away, but modern warships meet a crueler fate: they head to the scrap yard and are "broken up" after their years of service. It begins with a ...

See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.

On Thursday, January 16, the American Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) began its final ... it was officially decommissioned. Initially considered for donation to ...

The former USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) aircraft carrier departed the Navy's Philadelphia Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility on Jan. 16 under tow to its final destination: International Shipbreaking ...

(Tribune News Service) — The decommissioned aircraft carrier formerly known as the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) has begun its final journey, departing from its long-held berth in South ...

On a cold, dreary Thursday in Philadelphia, a smattering of people came to the waterfront to see the former Kitty Hawk class aircraft carrier U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CV-67) begin its final journey.

The decommissioned vessel was the last conventionally ... "Having a chance to get to know the people who served on the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) really gave me insight into who he was and ...

Though the U.S. Navy only said that it would expect the carriers to be maintained after being decommissioned ... of the line for CV-67, later this year the next USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79 ...

A composite image shows the decommissioned aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, left, next to a photo illustration of the future Ford-class supercarrier bearing the same name.Joshua Karsten/US Navy ...

Kennedy began its final journey to the scrapyard. The decommissioned vessel was the last conventionally ... Comprised of the first-in-class Kitty Hawk, USS Constellation, USS America, and the Kennedy, ...