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Angleae

(4,658 posts) Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:08 PM Jul 2013

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HII Awarded $745 Million Contract to Inactivate USS Enterprise

http://www.globenewswire.com/newsarchive/hii/pages/news_releases.html?d=10038122

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that the company has received a $745 million cost-plus-incentive fee contract for the inactivation of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The work will be done at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division.

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HII Awarded $745 Million Contract to Inactivate USS Enterprise (Original Post) Angleae Jul 2013 OP

nearly 3/4 of a BILLION to DEACTIVATE it??? how much did it cost in the first place? niyad Jul 2013 #1

$451.3 million in the late 50s. Angleae Jul 2013 #2

that is insane niyad Jul 2013 #3

That's what happens when only one place is capable doing the job. Angleae Jul 2013 #4

nobody else knows how to deactivate the reactors? is that likely? niyad Jul 2013 #5

Nobody else can drydock her. Angleae Jul 2013 #6

niyad

(120,685 posts)

1. nearly 3/4 of a BILLION to DEACTIVATE it??? how much did it cost in the first place?

Reply to Angleae (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:10 PM

Jul 2013

Angleae

(4,658 posts)

2. $451.3 million in the late 50s.

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 11:20 PM

Jul 2013

And all they're doing is de-fueling the 8 reactors on board.

niyad

(120,685 posts)

3. that is insane

Reply to Angleae (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 09:01 AM

Jul 2013

Angleae

(4,658 posts)

4. That's what happens when only one place is capable doing the job.

Reply to niyad (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 10:37 PM

Jul 2013

niyad

(120,685 posts)

5. nobody else knows how to deactivate the reactors? is that likely?

Reply to Angleae (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 09:08 AM

Jul 2013

Angleae

(4,658 posts)

6. Nobody else can drydock her.

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 04:20 PM

Jul 2013

There aren't many places a 90000ton, 1000+ ft ship can drydock. The only 2 I know of are Newport News shipbuilding and Norforlk navy yard.

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