Ship Ahoy!
THE USS RONALD REAGAN CVN 76
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:
Towers 20 stories above the waterline�
1. 1092 feet long; nearly as long as the Empire StateBuilding is tall
2. Flight deck covers 4.5 acres
3. 4 bronze propellers, each 21 feet across, weighing 66,200 pounds
4. 2 rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons
5. 4 high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet
Capacity:
Home to about 6,000 Navy personnel
1. Carries enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days
2. 18,150 meals served daily
3. Distillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough for 2000 homes
4. Nearly 30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring, 1,400 telephones
5. 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets
6. Costs the Navy approximately $250,000 per day for pier side operation
7. Costs the Navy approximately $25 million per day for underway operations.
CDN NAVY WELCOMES HMCS JEAN CHRETEIN.
Sunday July 2nd 2006 Leaving Vancouver , BC
The DND welcomed the latest member of its fleet today.
The ship is the first of its kind in the Navy and is a standing legacy to Jean Chretien 'for his foresight in military budget cuts' and his conduct while prime minister.
Allan W Janssen is the author of the book The Plain Truth About God (What the mainstream religions don't want you to know!) and is available at the web site www.God-101.com
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1 Comments:
And I thought Canada was wasting too much money on defense. That will certainly show me.
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