Old Navy cruiser at Bremerton to be auctioned
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) - An old Navy guided missile cruiser at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton will be auctioned for scrap.
The Government Liquidation business in Scottsdale, Ariz., says the USS Long Beach contains more than 7 million pounds of steel, aluminum and copper.
Radioactive materials have been removed from the nuclear-powered vessel. It was commissioned in 1961 and saw action in the Vietnam War. It was deactivated in 1994 and towed to Puget Sound.
Government Liquidation will start taking bids on July 10.
The Government Liquidation business in Scottsdale, Ariz., says the USS Long Beach contains more than 7 million pounds of steel, aluminum and copper.
Radioactive materials have been removed from the nuclear-powered vessel. It was commissioned in 1961 and saw action in the Vietnam War. It was deactivated in 1994 and towed to Puget Sound.
Government Liquidation will start taking bids on July 10.
Hmmm, I've been looking for a boat.
Sad to see such a proud ship headed for scrap. Its too bad it could not be modified for modern use.
 @william Sadly there is nothing to modify since its just an empty shell now. The same fate will happen to CVN-65 Enterprise when she is decommissioned which is a greater shame.