23 October 2013 (11:36 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/01 Aban 1391/19 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

The gott damn United States Navy just royally screwed over U.S. taxpayers by selling off the USS Forestall aircraft carrier for a measly penny!  It was sold to a scrapper in Brownsville, Texas.

When built in the 1950s it cost taxpayers $218 million USD!  The ship is made from more than 59-thousand tons of valuable metal!

Several months ago, National Public Radio revealed the decommissioned aircraft carrier was being sold to ship scrapper International Shipbreaking.  However, The Brownsville Herald reporting today that the company is called All Star Metals.  The Brownsville Herald did not report the contract price.

NPR also indicated that the USS Saratoga and the USS Constellation could also be sold off.   NPR didn’t not have any info as to how much the ships will be sold for.

NPR stated that at the time of their report the market value of scrap steel was 10 to 15 cents per pound.  The USS Forestall weighs more than 59-thousand short tons (more than 118-million pounds)!

Today, CNN reports the USN has revealed that the $218 million plus USS Forestall was sold for just one cent!

Naval Sea Systems Command quietly made the announcement on 22 October: “Today, the Navy competitively awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to All Star Metals of Brownsville, Texas, for the towing, dismantling and recycling of conventionally powered aircraft carriers stricken from the Naval Vessel Register, and a $0.01 fixed price delivery order for dismantling and recycling ex-USS Forrestal (AVT 59).“

What the above statement means is that the ship was put up for auction and the only bid that came in was for one penny!

Obama is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Navy.