Two Navy Ships That Cost $300 Million Are Headed To The Scrapyard Without Having Seen A Day Of Servi

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According to Hampton Roads, the USNS Bejamin Isherwood and the USNS Henry Eckford were commissioned in 1985 at the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Co. to carry fuel to the Navy's fleet around the globe.

When the company defaulted on its Navy contract in 1989 the 660-foot ships were sent to Florida for completion, but cost disputes terminated that contract in 1993.

Since then, the vessels have sat 95 and 84 percent complete at the mouth of the James River as part of the mothballed ghost fleet.

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Hampton Roads quotes Joseph Keefe from maritimeprofessional.com who says the scrapping of the tankers will "close one of the saddest chapters in American shipbuilding and for that matter, federal fiduciary folly."

No money will be returned to the U.S. treasury.

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and they want to cut SS

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1. so how many crooks went to prison over this rape of the taxpayers? nt

[fascisthunter]

2. yet, they say they need to cut our benefits

disgusting liars

[Springer9]

3. And yet when the President wants to root out waste in

government people howl that he's cutting the social safety net.

[cloudbase]

4. The Military Sealift Command

is an example of how not to run an organization. They piss away incredible amounts of money, but they're obscure enough that they don't appear on many radar screens. A naval officer assigned to MSC is being given a hint that his/her career is essentially over.

That said, MSC provides essential services to the U.S. Navy and the citizens of this country using civilian mariners instead of naval personnel. It would be nice if it were run more efficiently.