"We're at the Philadelphia Navy Yard at dry dock number three ... Spevak said not only does this project fulfill the mission to preserve, but it also allows them to continue educating the public.

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

Its departure from the Navy’s Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in the Navy Yard, where it has been laid up since 2008, came a day later than initially planned due to high wind conditions ...