Are Navy ships built with recycled materials that came from retired ships?

Question

Are Navy ships built with recycled materials that came from retired ships?

Answer 1

some are, alot sit in the boneyards JUST in case they are needed again.

Answer 2

no,,,in fact there is NO recycled metal in navy ships,,,i lived next to the "bath iron works" shipyard that builds the aegis destroyers and the new Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers,,,they have very very VERY small tolerances, and most of the steel has to do through rigorous tests

Answer 3

Actually, unless someone buys the decomissioned ships, or they have historical significance, they usually scuttle them and make an artificial reef out of it.

These vessels are stripped of everything..engines..eletricals..and any materials harmful to the environment. Recycled steel is becoming more and more popular with the rise in metal prices. Chances are, the majority of these newer vessel are made from recycled materials, not just the steel.

Answer 4

YES...at least in the United States and Canada. Many parts are salvaged from decommissioned ships. If a ship is mothballed and not scuttled for a reef...it can be cut up and the steel is reused. As mentioned correctly earlier...the USS New York has some Trade Center steel in her as well.

Answer 5

The USS New York was just launched, made from steel from the towers in NY.

Some ships are scuttled and made into reefs. Some are sold for steel and made into razor blades or what ever. My aircraft carrier went for razor blades.

Many are in bone yards in case they may be needed.

Answer 6

A USN ship, the USS NEW YORK has some steel in her from the World Trade Center.  She was built @ Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans and launched earlier this month.

See the link below.

Good Luck!