Politics & Government
Yorktown Repair Bill at $80 Million
Estimates to repair hull of historic aircraft carrier come in lower than some predictions.
Patriots Point officials have known for some time that its centerpiece attraction, the USS Yorktown, was in bad shape, but on Friday, officials put specific numbers to repair tab, according to the Post and Courier.
The estimated cost of repairing the World War II-era aircraft carrier Yorktown at Patriots Point comes in at more than $81 million.
That’s the figure Patriots Point Executive Director Mac Burdette outlined Friday in a long-range plan for the former war-time vessel and other projects expected to tally up to $87.5 million, looking more than 10 years out.
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Most of the work on the Yorktown would not occur for at least a decade. Read the full story at PostandCourier.com.
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