OT naval:Sea Shadow to be scrapped?

[Daveroo]

to bad they cant put it on display....but..that might open a can of worms...

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/29/4450648/scrap-heap-may-be-last-stop-for.html

 

[Bone]

For those who don't end up reading the whole article, here's the link to interior and exterior photos of the ship. Some of the photos are click-and-drag panoramic, for a full 360 degree view.


http://www.hnsa.org/seashadow/bow1.php?pano=nr

 

[cheezyflier]

very cool article. had it been posted anywhere but soh, i never would have bothered waiting for all those flash ads to load, and wouldn't have read it. this is one of the few places i know that it'll be worth the aggravation.

 

[dvj]

I found this early development photo of the Sea Shadow:

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[Lionheart]

That is one awesome looking ship. I hope they do not scrap it...


Bill

 

[Odie]

Interesting on the scrapping thoughts...given its stealth design, the Navy would have to secure it to protect any secrets it may
hold. Also, given it's material composition, that's another thing to contend with for mothballing it. I saw a documentary on what they do to mothball
ships, and the caretaker of the "ghost fleet" said it costs about $20K a year per ship to keep them ready for possible reactivation.

It would be a shame just to send it to the Boneyard.....