rumor has it that the new test ship has square VLS installed, either VLS Shtil or a new hot launch system. Also, these big AShMs are installed on the new ship too.
The USN does not let it's ship held in reserve or decomissioned get in such a state of decomposition. The enviromentalist in the US would be all over the USN on that subject.
Jeff Head, a member of this forum, went to Bremerton WA where some older out of comission USN ships are held and started this thread. Good pics!