Scrapping Nuke Submarines

My friend Kurt recently attended his submarine’s deactivation ceremony. The USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (SSN-708) was deactivated last month after two decades of service to the country. Seems like a short life for such a capable vessel. It made me wonder why we would scrap her.

Today I found an article describing USS Minneapolis-St. Paul’s likely fate: the scrapping process for nuclear submarines and ships. After decomissioning in September, she’ll be cut into sections, with most metal being recycled. The reactor’s final resting place will be the Hanford nuclear site in Washington state.

With the Navy scrapping perfectly good Spruance-class destroyers and nuclear subs, what does that leave? Are the remaining ships really all that?

Themin’

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