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--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. Perimeter of landing deck approx. 4.5 acres (my HOUSE sits on 3/4 of ONE acre)
2. Towers 20 stories above the waterline (and that's just the portion *above* water line...a 20-story building)
2. 1092 feet long = as long as the Empire State Building is tall
4. 4 bronze propellers, each 21 feet across & weighing 66,200 pounds
5. 2 rudders, each 29 by 22 feet & 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
The thing is a city that floats. God bless, protect and keep out sailors and marines as they carry out their sworn duty to protect and defend.
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