The Dismantling of US Navy’s Aircraft Carrier That Was Sold For a Penny

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0:00 The Dismantling of USS Kitty Hawk 1:30 Arrival at the shipbreaker in Texas 2:07 Removing the island 2:47 The aft berthing racks 3:14 What is the fantail of the ship for? 4:01 The post office on the Kitty Hawk 4:32 Removal of aircraft elevators 5:18 The HAZMAT locker 5:45 The anchor room of Kitty Hawk 6:62 What are chain lockers for? 7:24 Life rafts 7:41 Why did older aircraft carriers had escalators? 8:35 Cool design of fresh water tanks on the ship 9:05 Kitty Hawk's top secret mission with no air wing 9:50 Flight deck operations on USS Kitty Hawk 11:01 Propulsion system and boiler rooms on Kitty Hawk 12:23 What are ship sponsons used for? 12:47 How is garbage disposed on modern aircraft carriers? 13:33 The only American aircraft carrier to kill a submarine (K314) 14:17 The "Ghost Ship": Ships have lives This is the dismantling of the last conventionally powered aircraft carrier in service with the US Navy, ISS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). But what gave life to Kitty Hawk in it's 40+ years of service, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs Music: Dismantle - Peter Sandberg Aural Imprints - Frank Jonsson Into Hiding - Marten Moses Twostop - By Lotus B Positive - Jules Gaia Close Encounter - Wendel Scherer Upon Entering Another Realm - Brendon Moeller Some Kinda Medication - Pip Mondy Shadowed - John B. Lund Human Missile - Craft Case Silver Flicker - Colors of Illusion Thyone - Ben Elson Development - Blackout Memories Secret Light - Max Anson As History Unfolds - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Footage: Select images/videos from Getty Images Shutterstock MIchael Farrell US Department of Defense Note: "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."