Apr 19, 1990 - Tugs position the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) along pier No. 12. The CORAL SEA is scheduled to be decommissioned on April 30, 1990. Among the ships in the background are the aircraft carriers USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71), USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65), USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) and the destroyer USS HAYLER (DD-997).

Apr 19, 1990 - Crewmen man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) as commerical tugs guide the ship out of the shipyard. The ship is being moved to Naval Station, Norfolk, where it is scheduled to be decommissioned on April 30, 1990.

Apr 19, 1990 - Tugs move the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) in Norfolk. The CORAL SEA is scheduled to be decommissioned on April 30, 1990. Among the ships in the background are the aircraft carriers USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71), USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65), USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67).

Apr 19, 1990 - Crewmen man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) as commercial tugs guide the ship out of the shipyard. The ship is being moved to Naval Station, Norfolk, where it is scheduled to be decommissioned on April 30, 1990.

Sep 25, 1990 - The decommissioned U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43), left, and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) tied up at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia (USA), on 25 September 1990. The Coral Sea had been decommissioned on 26 April 1990, whereas Wasp had been commissioned on 29 July 1989.

1992 - Coral Sea exCV-43 tied up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard awaiting her fate.

1992 - Coral Sea exCV-43 tied up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard awaiting her fate.

1992 - Coral Sea exCV-43 tied up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard awaiting her fate.

1992 - Coral Sea exCV-43 tied up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard awaiting her fate.

1992 - Coral Sea exCV-43 tied up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard awaiting her fate.

1992 - Coral Sea exCV-43 tied up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard awaiting her fate.

1992 - USS Coral Sea exCV-43 - Now sitting in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. A lot of parts were stripped here for other ships. USS Iowa BB-61 is seen next to her.

1992 - USS Coral Sea exCV-43 - Stern view of the ship tied up in Philadelphia.