US begins $1.3 billion retirement of world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, once deployed off Gaddafi's Libya and in the Vietnam War
The United States Navy has begun the final journey of the USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, marking the end of a historic warship whose retirement and dismantling programme has cost Washington more than $1.3 billion.
By Olamilekan OkebiorunSouth Africa
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- November 3, 2026
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