When the United States Navy is very short-handed, and there is a clear need for hulls in the water, you would think that the Navy would be figuring out how to keep the current ships it has going for as long as they can. It only seems like the smart thing to do.

You’d be very surprised to find out that the early retirement of one of 10 Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, also known as CVNs, specifically, USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75), is instead being floated. That retirement would take place in 2024.