Decommissioned aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy departs Philadelphia for dismantling in Texas
The decommissioned aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy started its final voyage this week with an end destination set for Brownsville, Texas. The ship had been out of service since 2007 and spent the past nearly 18 years at the Navy’s Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia.
Decommissioned aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is slated to leave Philadelphia on Thursday
The 1,052-foot-long ship, which has been housed at the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility since 2008, is making its final voyage on the way to the scrap heap.
The one-of-a-kind ex-USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier is heading to the scrapyard, but a new JFK flattop is coming
See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.
USS John F. Kennedy leaving Philadelphia on Thursday; ship has been docked at Navy Yard since 2008
A historic ship that's called Philadelphia home for decades is finally leaving town for good. 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.
The USS John F. Kennedy begins its departure from Philadelphia ahead of planned dismantling
The retired U.S. Navy vessel will head to Brownsville, Texas, on a two-week journey that will end with the aircraft carrier's dismantling.
Ex-USS JFK departure delayed as decommissioned aircraft carrier prepares to leave Philadelphia
A decommissioned aircraft carrier slated to leave Philadelphia will now stay for another day after plans to move it were delayed.
USS John F. Kennedy to leave Navy Yard on Thursday to embark on final voyage before being scrapped in Texas
The aircraft carrier, which has been docked in South Philadelphia since 2008, will make its exit through the Delaware River.
Ex-USS John F Kennedy aircraft carrier departs Philly for final journey
"Commissioned on Sept. 7, 1968, CV 67 was the first Navy ship to be named John F. Kennedy and was the last conventionally powered aircraft carrier built by the U.S. Navy," Naval Sea Systems Public Affairs said in a news release.
Retired USS John F. Kennedy Sets Sail on Final Voyage to Texas from Philadelphia for Dismantlement
The USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier sets off for its final voyage to a Texas scrapyard after decades of naval service.
Former USS John F. Kennedy leaving Philadelphia Navy Yard to be dismantled
An aircraft carrier is leaving its home at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia to make its final journey on Thursday morning.
USS John F. Kennedy Returns to Norfolk, VA
This military footage shows families of sailors of the USS John F. Kennedy returning home to Norfolk, Virginia.
Massive Navy aircraft carrier heading to Texas to be destroyed
The USS John F. Kennedy is traveling from Philadelphia to Brownsville for dismantling. The ship made multiple tours of the ...
USS John F. Kennedy leaving Philadelphia's Navy Yard to be dismantled in Texas
The retired USS John F. Kennedy​ aircraft carrier will embark on its final voyage after spending nearly two decades docked in ...