Why Did US Navy Give Away a Supercarrier For FREE?

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Is a decommissioned aircraft carrier really worth 1 penny? Well that is what USS Kitty Hawk and USS Kennedy were each sold for, but the reason, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT
Music:
Fly Baby Fly - Fabien Tell
Going Somewhere - V.V. Campos
Progressive Progress - Howard Harper-Barnes
Money Job - Gerhard Feng
Kowli - i.am.in / koli
Preparing the Machinery - Jon Bjork
Footage:
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Courtesy of Huntington Ingalls
Courtesy of EMR Metal Recycling
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National Archives
US Department of Defense
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