USS Enterprise retires from active service

[rflowers]

www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57556629/uss-enterprise-retires-from-active-service/

"It'll be a special memory. The tour yesterday was a highlight of the last 20 years of my life. I've missed the Enterprise since every day I walked off of it," said Kirk..... McDonnell a former interior communications electrician aboard the ship...

Hah ha, click link for quote + story

I notice that *this* Kirk referred to the Enterprise as "it", not "she".

[blackbat242]

Note that the 3rd Ford class (CVN-80) will carry on the name.

[theredpriest]

I know someone that served aboard her, and he would like to disassemble her personally.

[vulcanridr]

Dec 1, 2012 23:54:52 GMT -5 rflowers said:

www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57556629/uss-enterprise-retires-from-active-service/

"It'll be a special memory. The tour yesterday was a highlight of the last 20 years of my life. I've missed the Enterprise since every day I walked off of it," said Kirk..... McDonnell a former interior communications electrician aboard the ship...

Hah ha, click link for quote + story

I notice that *this* Kirk referred to the Enterprise as "it", not "she".

But Captain Kirk has his ship...And the newest, high techiest (that runs Linux ) ship in the inventory:

breakingdefense.com/2013/10/capt-kirk-takes-command-of-hot-new-ship-really-uss-zumwalt-sails/