On Thursday, January 16, the American Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) began its final journey.

Old soldiers (and old sailors for that matter) may fade away, but modern warships meet a crueler fate: they head to the scrap yard and are "broken up" after their years of service. It begins with a ...

The USS John F ... 7, 1968, the John F. Kennedy is 1,052 feet long and 192 feet high, from mast to waterline. It traveled the Mediterranean Sea and patrolled the Middle East early in its life ...

A composite image shows the decommissioned aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, left, next to a photo illustration of the future Ford-class supercarrier bearing the same name.Joshua Karsten/US Navy ...

The retired USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier will embark on ... aircraft carrier built by the U.S. Navy," according to Naval Sea Systems Public Affairs. The ship will be visible along the ...

The former USS John F ... 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 ...

It will be towed to Brownsville, Texas, Naval Sea Systems announced. The transit will take around two weeks. USS John F. Kennedy had the distinction of being the final conventionally powered ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The retired USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier will embark ... built by the U.S. Navy,” according to Naval Sea Systems Public Affairs. The ship will be visible along ...