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   From: biden.losers@cbs.con   
      
   The US Navy sold two aircraft carriers to a ship-breaking company   
   for 1 cent each after decades of service.   
      
   The cut-price fee reflects the fact the company will profit from   
   selling the ship metal for scrap, officials said.   
      
   Naval Sea Systems Command, a US Navy suborganization, said it had   
   agreed to sell the USS Kitty Hawk and the USS John F. Kennedy to   
   International Shipbreaking Limited, which is based in Brownsville,   
   Texas, USA Today reported.   
      
   Towing and ship-breaking is a costly process, and the Navy has   
   previously paid ISL large sums of money to recycle its ships, the   
   Brownsville Herald reported.   
      
   "The contract values reflect that the contracted company will   
   benefit from the subsequent sale of scrap steel, iron, and non-   
   ferrous metal ores," said Alan Baribeau, a spokesman for the Naval   
   Sea Systems Command in a statement cited by USA Today.   
      
   Both ships were launched in the 1960s and were capable of carrying   
   dozens of aircraft. The Kitty Hawk was deployed in the Vietnam War,   
   and the John F. Kennedy featured in the Gulf War.   
      
   The Kitty Hawk was decommissioned in 2o09 and the John F. Kennedy in   
   2017. Both have spent their time since being maintained in naval   
   yards.   
      
   The ships are due to be towed to Brownsville for scrapping in the   
   coming months, an ISL spokesperson told the Brownsville Herald.   
      
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