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Old 9th Oct 2021, 12:39
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Originally Posted by etudiant
Brownsville TX is a center for oil industry infrastructure production, lots of heavy industry there. I'd guess that the carrier deconstruction will be relatively routine work for that sector.
GIven that they've done 5 already, plus numerous auxiliaries, yes.

These are the last of the non-nuclear big deck carriers to go - been in unmaintained reserve for well over 10 years.
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