USS Ranger heading for scrap yard in Texas today

Naval Sea Systems Command announced that USS Ranger will make its final journey to a scrap yard in Texas today.

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Uss ranger cv-61” by PH3 Wimmer, U.S. Navy – U.S. Naval Historical Center: USS Ranger (Direct image link: Photo #: NH 97689-KN (Color)). Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

The aircraft carrier will leave Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility around 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. local time.

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