USS Coral Sea (CVB-43/CVA-43/CV-43) Scrapping Site (Baltimore, Maryland)
USA /
Maryland /
Brooklyn Park /
Baltimore, Maryland
World
/ USA
/ Maryland
/ Brooklyn Park
World / United States / Virginia
military, navy, historical layer / disappeared object
Here is where the largest ship scrapped in the USA, the ex-USS Coral Sea, a Midway Class Aircraft Carrier was broken up over a period of 7 years. The process was plauged by environmental, economic and legal problems before finally being completed in 2000.
Pics of the Scrapping Here:
www.navsource.org/archives/02/43s.htm
Pics of the Scrapping Here:
www.navsource.org/archives/02/43s.htm
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°15'1"N 76°34'54"W
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- Baltimore County, Maryland 21 km
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland 31 km