Two Navy Ships That Cost $300 Million Are Headed To The Scrapyard Without Having Seen A Day Of Service


Embroiled by legal battles for more than 25 years, two U.S. Navy ships are finally headed to the scrap heap without ever having sailed and despite the fact that they're almost completely finished.

According to Hampton Roads, the USNS Bejamin Isherwood and the USNS Henry Eckford were commissioned in 1985 at the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Co. to carry fuel to the Navy's fleet around the globe.

USNS Henry Eckford

USNS Henry Eckford #192

Image: wikipedia commons

Embroiled by legal battles for more than 25 years, two U.S. Navy ships are finally headed to the scrap heap without ever having sailed and despite the fact that they're almost completely finished.

 

According to Hampton Roads, the USNS Bejamin Isherwood and the USNS Henry Eckford were commissioned in 1985 at the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Co. to carry fuel to the Navy's fleet around the globe.

 

USNS Benjamin Isherwood

USNS Benjamin Isherwood #191

Image: wikipedia commons
Image: wikipedia commons
When the company defaulted on its Navy contract in 1989 the 660-foot ships were sent to Florida for completion, but cost disputes terminated that contract in 1993.

Since then, the vessels have sat 95 and 84 percent complete at the mouth of the James River as part of the mothballed ghost fleet.

In 1997, the Navy cut its ties and British company Able UK considered re-commissioning them for international sale to a NATO country.

Because they're single-hulled ships, not the double-hulls required of today's tankers, Able UK passed and instead took $10 million to scrap them along with two other ghost ships.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/two-navy-ships-henry-eckford-benjami...

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That  is  so  sad  considering  the  amount  of  work  that  has  gone  into  making  them  and  they  are  almost  completed.  I  don't  like  the  fact  that  the  amount  of  money  spent  is  going  to  the  scrap  yard  and  it  comes  out  of  taxpayers  pockets.  These  ships  are  amazing  -  if  you've  ever  had  a  chance  to  take  a  tour  on  one,  every  bit  of  space  is  functional  -  believe  it  or  not.  How  a  person  never  gets  lost  is  beyond  me!!  We  just  followed  our  guide.   No  wonder  the  American  people  are  getting  to  the  point  of  total  frustration  with  the  way  government  spends  their  money  -  it  was  bound  to  happen!!
I was in the US Navy for 4 years way back in 65 to 69. So what is new about gov waste? The gov itself is a waste, just look at the politicians in office. Our gov will work a deal with some muslim gang for their needs,oh, very privately of course. Obama would not know nothing about that.

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