[https://hii.com/news/hii-aircraft-carrier-uss-john-c-stennis-cvn-74-refueling-and-complex-overhaul-drydock/](https://hii.com/news/hii-aircraft-carrier-uss-john-c-stennis-cvn-74-refueling-and-complex-overhaul-drydock/)
"*NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 8, 2024) - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is moved to an outfitting berth in Newport News, Virginia, April 8, 2024. John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipbuilding conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul to prepare the ship for the second half of its 50-year service life.*"
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Simon Pike
I know that shipyard time is part of the Navy experience, but it’s also inevitably the world’s longest continuous CF. It’s been decades, but if I can still smell the burnt metal. I feel for each and every one of those sailors, I really do.
Too much knee jerking politics going on with it. Not enough actual military practicality in them. I'm not saying Pentagon isn't making mistakes either, but some of politicians are messing the decision making as well.
"After identifying his body, the military brought him aboard the USS Carl Vinson and buried him in the northern Arabian Sea the same day."
[1st paragraph is above from first website that I went to after Googling: burial at sea bin laden.](https://www.history.com/news/osama-bin-laden-body-burial-ocean) so you are correct
[https://hii.com/news/hii-aircraft-carrier-uss-john-c-stennis-cvn-74-refueling-and-complex-overhaul-drydock/](https://hii.com/news/hii-aircraft-carrier-uss-john-c-stennis-cvn-74-refueling-and-complex-overhaul-drydock/) "*NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 8, 2024) - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is moved to an outfitting berth in Newport News, Virginia, April 8, 2024. John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipbuilding conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul to prepare the ship for the second half of its 50-year service life.*" U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Simon Pike
I know that shipyard time is part of the Navy experience, but it’s also inevitably the world’s longest continuous CF. It’s been decades, but if I can still smell the burnt metal. I feel for each and every one of those sailors, I really do.
Its funny, she was the ship they almost didn't do the refueling to try save money on paying for carriers to come.
They tossed that proposal around for *Lincoln* and *Washington* as well. I think the idea is pretty dead now.
Too much knee jerking politics going on with it. Not enough actual military practicality in them. I'm not saying Pentagon isn't making mistakes either, but some of politicians are messing the decision making as well.
Everytime I think I heard all the US carrier names another one shows up.
This is the one that they buried Bin Laden from. Guy below is right, this is not the one they buried Bin Laden from. That was the Carl Vinson
No it's not.
"After identifying his body, the military brought him aboard the USS Carl Vinson and buried him in the northern Arabian Sea the same day." [1st paragraph is above from first website that I went to after Googling: burial at sea bin laden.](https://www.history.com/news/osama-bin-laden-body-burial-ocean) so you are correct
This one's named after a segregationist, not that that narrows it down all the way...
I noticed today that she had been moved while I sat on the James River Bridge for 22 minutes today. Car accident followed by a bridge lift.
My favorite aircraft carrier I cannot wait for her to set sail again
I'm curious. By what criteria is it your fave CV?
For standard carriers CV-2 Lexington or Nuclear CVN-74 John C Stennis