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Three
New Navy Ships
USS
REAGAN
Seeing it next to the
Arizona Memorial really puts its size into
perspective...
ENORMOUS!
When the Bridge pipes '
Man the Rail' there is a lot of rail to man on
this monster: shoulder to shoulder, around 4.5
acres. Her displacement is about 100,000
tons with full complement.
Capability
Top
speed exceeds 30 knots, powered by two nuclear
reactors that can operate for more than 20 years
without refueling
1. Expected
to operate in the fleet for about 50 years
2. Carries over 80 combat
aircraft
3. Three
arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going
150 miles per hour in less than 400 feet
Size
1.
Towers 20 stories above the waterline
2.
1092 feet long; nearly as long as the Empire State
Building is tall
3.
Flight deck covers 4.5
acres
4. 4 bronze
propellers, each 21 feet across, weighing 66,200
pounds
5. 2
rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50
tons
6. 4 high speed
aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet
Capacity
1. Home
to about 6,000 Navy personnel
2. Carries enough food
and supplies to operate for 90
days
3. 18,150 meals
served daily
4. Distillation
plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from
sea water daily, enough for 2,000
homes
5. Nearly 30,000
light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring
1,400 telephones
6.
14,000 pillowcases and 28,000
sheets
7. Costs the Navy
approximately $250,000 per day for pier side
operation
8. Costs
the Navy approximately $25 million per day for
underway operations (Sailor's salaries
included).
USS BILL
CLINTON
The
USS William Jefferson Clinton (CVS1) set sail
today from its home port of Vancouver, BC.
The
ship is the first of its kind in the Navy and is a
standing legacy to President Bill Clinton 'for his
foresight in mi litary budget cuts' and his
conduct while holding the (formerly dignified)
office of President.
The ship
is constructed nearly entirely from recycled
aluminum and is completely solar powered with a
top speed of 5 knots.
It boasts an
arsenal comprised of one (unarmed) F14 Tomcat or
one (unarmed) F18 Hornet aircraft which, althoug h
they cannot be launched on the 100 foot
flight deck, form a very menacing presence.
As a standing order there are
no firearms allowed on
board.
This crew, like the crew
aboard the USS Jimmy Carter, is specially trained
to avoid conflicts and appease any and all enemies
of the United States at all costs.
An onboard Type One DNC
Universal Translator can send out messages of
apology in any language to anyone who may find
America offensive. The number of apologies
are limitless and though some may seem hollow and
disingenuous, the Navy advises all apologies will
sound very
sincere.
In
times of conflict, the USS Clinton has orders to
seek refuge in Canada
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USS
BARACK OBAMA
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