An aircraft carrier is leaving its home at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia to make its final journey on Thursday morning.

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The former USS John F. Kennedy is expected to leave its South Philadelphia home on Thursday and begin its final journey to Brownsville, Texas.

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A historic Navy vessel, "Big John," as the ship is sometimes called, was commissioned in 1968 and served as the Navy's final conventionally powered aircraft carrier.

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Decommissioned aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy to make final voyage

The former USS John F. Kennedy is departing Philadelphia for its final voyage before being dismantled in Texas. After a weather-related delay, the aircraft carrier is set to leave the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in South Philadelphia on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2025, to start its trip to Brownsville, Texas. People should be able to see the former warship along the Delaware River, Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean as it makes its last…

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By Alexandra Simon Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The retired USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier will embark on its final voyage Thursday morning after spending nearly two decades docked in Philadelphia. The retired Navy carrier is set to depart from South Philadelphia’s Navy Yard around 9 a.m., and will travel to Brownsville, Texas where it’ll be taken apart. The USS JFK’s departure was originally scheduled for …

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On Thursday, the decommissioned carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is scheduled to leave the port of Philadelphia for her final destination

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Former USS John F. Kennedy leaving Philadelphia Navy Yard to be dismantled

By NAVSEA Public Affairs, Jan. 14, 2025 PHILADELPHIA — The ex-John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is scheduled to commence its final transit from the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia to Brownsville, Texas for dismantling, Jan. 15.  Upon departure early on Wednesday morning, the ship will be visible from the waterfronts along the Delaware River as the ship transits through the Delaware Bay and into the North Atlantic Ocean. Com…

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Ex-USS John F. Kennedy to Commence Final Transit, Jan. 15

The ex-John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is scheduled to commence its final transit from the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia to Brownsville, Texas for dismantling, Jan. 15, the U.S. Navy’s NavSea reports.  Upon departure early on Wednesday morning, the ship will be visible from the waterfronts along the Delaware River as she transits through the Delaware Bay and into the North Atlantic Ocean. Commissioned on Sept. 7, 1968, …

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Former USS John F. Kennedy leaving Philadelphia Navy Yard to be dismantled

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