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Originally Posted by August
I wouldn't blame the USN. I'm sure that Congress is not eager to appropriate the funds for such a project.
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Exactly. There ships and subs are provide free/small fee to the city that is accepting them. It becomes the cities responsibility once the USN chainsaws the entire wiring system so these vessels never run again. Although the navy does inspect the hulls annually of those still floating.
In this case the sub in NJ was privately owned I believe. The owner now wants no parts of it.