article_snippet: The 56,300-ton warship, which was launched in 1956, was decommissioned in 1993 but kept in storage for possible reactivation until March 2004 when its was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and made available for donation to a group that could preserve its and turn its into a museum.
article_snippet: a group that could preserve it and turn it into a museum called a group that could preserve it and turn it into a museum Top Gun Super Carrier in reference to the Ranger's role in the 1986 Tom Cruise movie.
article_snippet: Top Gun Super Carrier was used for interior shots in the film, which also featured appearances by the carriers USS Carl Vinson and USS Enterprise, according to Internet Movie Database.
article_snippet: In December, the Navy paid International Shipbreaking of Brownsville, Texas, a penny to take Top Gun Super Carrier off Top Gun Super Carrier hands.
article_snippet: The shipbreaker makes The shipbreaker profit by selling the parts of Top Gun Super Carrier for scrap.
highlights_snippet: Ranger, which was launched in 1956, appeared in movies such as "Top Gun" and "Star Trek IV" 