Converting a Supercarrier
into a Basketball Court

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Converting a Supercarrier into a Basketball Court
It was just six months ago that the U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson had a far more official role: carrying the body of Osama bin Laden to his burial at sea. But last Friday, the ship was able to claim another first: hosting a college basketball game.

This is an edited time lapse of USS Carl Vinson's flight deck during the construction of bleachers and a hardwood basketball court
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