0:00 The Dismantling of USS Kitty Hawk
1:30 Arrival at the shipbreaker in Texas
2:07 Removing the island
2:47 The aft berthing racks
3:14 What is the fantail of the ship for?
4:01 The post office on the Kitty Hawk
4:32 Removal of aircraft elevators
5:18 The HAZMAT locker
5:45 The anchor room of Kitty Hawk
6:62 What are chain lockers for?
7:24 Life rafts
7:41 Why did older aircraft carriers had escalators?
8:35 Cool design of fresh water tanks on the ship
9:05 Kitty Hawk's top secret mission with no air wing
9:50 Flight deck operations on USS Kitty Hawk
11:01 Propulsion system and boiler rooms on Kitty Hawk
12:23 What are ship sponsons used for?
12:47 How is garbage disposed on modern aircraft carriers?
13:33 The only American aircraft carrier to kill a submarine (K314)
14:17 The "Ghost Ship": Ships have lives
This is the dismantling of the last conventionally powered aircraft carrier in service with the US Navy, ISS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). But what gave life to Kitty Hawk in it's 40+ years of service, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs
Music:
Dismantle - Peter Sandberg
Aural Imprints - Frank Jonsson
Into Hiding - Marten Moses
Twostop - By Lotus
B Positive - Jules Gaia
Close Encounter - Wendel Scherer
Upon Entering Another Realm - Brendon Moeller
Some Kinda Medication - Pip Mondy
Shadowed - John B. Lund
Human Missile - Craft Case
Silver Flicker - Colors of Illusion
Thyone - Ben Elson
Development - Blackout Memories
Secret Light - Max Anson
As History Unfolds - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
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