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   Space Needle For Sale $1 wrote:   
   > 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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