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Pavel Chekov's "Nuclear Wessel" En Route to Shipbreaking Facility in Texas

The U.S.S. Ranger, a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier and star of [I]Star Trek: The Voyage Home[/I] is currently being towed to a ship-breaking facility in Texas.

By Cehus Wed 25 Mar, 2015 8:30 AM - Last Updated: Sun 03 Apr, 2016 11:23 PM
The U.S.S. Ranger, a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier and star of Star Trek: The Voyage Home is currently being towed to a ship-breaking facility in Texas.
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Before Ranger became the U.S.S. Enterprise in The Voyage Home, the Forrestal-Class Supercarrier made naval history being the first ship constructed with an angled flight deck. Over her 36 years of service, she played a large part in the conflict in Vietnam, as well as the Persian Gulf near the end of her travels.
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Four United States Aircraft Carriers: U.S.S. Midway (Upper left), U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (upper right), U.S.S. America (bottom right), and U.S.S. Ranger (bottom left) in formation in the 1991 Gulf War


When filming began for The Voyage Home, the real U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65) was on deployment in the Pacific Ocean and thus was unable to take part in the film, so the U.S.S. Ranger stood in her place. For a week of filming, lights and canopies were set to make Ranger appear as if she were the Enterprise. Following the conclusion of filming, Ranger returned to sea.

Following her appearance in Star Trek, Ranger played a large part in Operation: Desert Storm where alongside the Carriers: Midway, Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Saratoga and America, Ranger launched 228 sorties over enemy territory.

As hostilities subsided in the Persian Gulf, Ranger left the region for what would be her last mission inthe Gulf of Aden, the waters east of Somalia, where she made history as the first US Navy ship at sea to transmit digital photos via satellite - a technological feat the days before the digital revolution.

In December 1992, Ranger began her final voyage home to Naval Base San Diego.

Following her decommissioning almost 21 years ago, Ranger has been birthed at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. In that time, there have been several attempts to convert her to a museum ship, most recently in 2014 where a change.org petition garnered north of 2500 signatures. Unfortunately, it was announced that Ranger is no longer available for donation as it was due to be scrapped.

On 5 March, 2015 International Shipbreaking of Brownsville, Texas began towing Ranger around South America. This great vessel's final voyage will five months.



SHOULD HISTORICAL MONUMENTS SUCH AS U.S.S. RANGER BE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS?

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WRITTEN AND EDITED BY Cehus- CHRIS.HUDSON@UFPLANETS.COM
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3 Comments
Wed 25 Mar, 2015 8:37 AM
It's really quite sad to see every living trace of the Original Series slowly disappearing. With Mr. Nimoy's and Mr. Bennett's passing - the Star, Director, and Producer have now passed, and one of the sets is now slated to be demolished. It feels like the end of an era here.
Wed 25 Mar, 2015 9:58 AM
It's really quite sad to see every living trace of the Original Series slowly disappearing. With Mr. Nimoy's and Mr. Bennett's passing - the Star, Director, and Producer have now passed, and one of the sets is now slated to be demolished. It feels like the end of an era here.
Is it the end of an era, or just the beginning of the next generation?
Fri 27 Mar, 2015 8:53 PM
Time takes another victim. First it's actors, producers, and the behind the scene people. Now it's going for the props, locations, and various other things. WHEN WILL YOU BE SATISFIED DEATH!? WHEN!? (KHAAAAN!)

P.s. I see what you did there Levon.