How the US Navy keeps old ships in storage at ports all across the country. The mothball reserve fleet of warships has included hundreds of battleships, frigates, destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers over the years. A naval history and tour of the nation's aging ghost fleet of historic ships. The Mothball Fleet might be called by some the battleship graveyard but there is more to the story than meets the eye. Take a full tour with us and learn the history of this fascinating hidden place. The storage and dismantling of ships at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
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The Mothball Fleet of the US Navy, Abandoned Destroyers, Cruisers and Aircraft Carriers. A battleship graveyard. The Dismantling of USS Kitty Hawk. Wreck of the USS Nevada.

Sources:
National Archives
US Navy
US Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
Library of Congress
Department of Defense
Image of USS Iowa in Long Beach by Jonathan Williams
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Image of Bremerton Ship Yard by Jelson25
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Kitty Hawk
Falklands
Belgrano
Battleships
Ghost Fleet
Battleship
History
Naval history
Mothball Ships
Military history
USS Arleigh Burke
Arleigh Burke Class
USS Kitty Hawk
Wreck of the USS Nevada
Nimitz class
USS Oliver Hazard Perry
Perry Class
USS Iowa, USS New Jersey, USS Missouri, USS Wisconsin

Great inspiration:
Mark Felton
Drachinifel