"Big John," as it was affectionately nicknamed, was decommissioned in 2007 and has been in Philadelphia ever since.
The 1,052-foot-long ship, which has been housed at the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility since 2008, is making ...
An aircraft carrier is leaving its home at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia to make its final journey on Thursday morning.
"Big John," as it was affectionately nicknamed, was decommissioned in 2007 and has been in Philadelphia ever since.
Much attention has been put on the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) growing fleet of aircraft carriers, with the ...