There it will be cut up and its remnants sold for scrap. After 17 years in Philadelphia, Big John is expected to arrive at its final destination sometime next month, a Naval Sea Systems Command ...

“When I was in the U.S. Navy, our ship’s boiler blew up. The shipyard was brought in to fix the boiler ... including in barracks and family housing. As a result, service members who worked on U.S.

Kennedy, a decommissioned U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, will travel down the Delaware Bay Thursday on its way to Texas for dismantling. The ship left the Navy Yard in Philadelphia around 10 a.m ...

The former U.S.S. John F. Kennedy is leaving the Philadelphia Navy Yard on Thursday. It is headed to Texas to be dismantled. The historic ship called Philadelphia home after 18 deployments for the ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW) -- The retired USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier will embark on its final voyage Thursday morning after spending nearly two decades docked in Philadelphia. The ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The retired USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier will embark on its final voyage Thursday morning after spending nearly two decades docked in Philadelphia. The retired Navy ...

PHILADELPHIA ... Navy. "No regrets at all, a wonderful experience. Lucked out," said Ray Staley of Royersford. The aircraft carrier conducted US Navy missions worldwide during its 39 years of service.

The USS John F Kennedy will leave the Navy Yard in South Philly on Thursday. The retired aircraft carrier is going to Texas where it will be taken apart. It's been docked in Philadelphia since 2008.