DATE: Tuesday, September 23, 1997 TAG: 9709230344
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: 17 lines
MARK MITCHELL/The Virginian-Pilot
America Heads for Retirement
The aircraft carrier America is pushed down the Elizabeth River
Monday from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth en route to an
inactive ship maintenance facility in Philadelphia. The ship was
decommissioned Aug. 9, 1996, after 31 years in service and was
prepared at the shipyard for long-term storage. America was launched
February 1, 1964, at Newport News Shipbuilding.
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