Mothball Fleet
The shipyard also contains a portion of the United States Navy reserve fleet, a large collection of inactive U.S. Navy vessels, including four aircraft carriers; the USS Independence, the USS Constellation, the USS Ranger and the USS Kitty Hawk. The ships are mothballed, meaning that they are stored in case they are needed by the Navy in the future.
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Famous quotes containing the words mothball and/or fleet:
“I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit, and to mothball his opinions.”
—Omar Bradley (1893–1981)
“On the middle of that quiet floor
sits a fleet of small black ships,
square-rigged, sails furled, motionless,
their spars like burned matchsticks.”
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)