WOW! What a heartfelt
viewing...................
USS
REAGAN PASSING THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL
Just thought
some of
you that don't realize what it takes to run a ship this size might be
interested in the facts... Please read about the USS Reagan. Also
notice the respect that they give the Arizona Memorial when ! passing
it....
This is absolutely beautiful!
USS REAGAN PASSING THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL
BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Boy!!! When the Bridge pipes "Man the Rail" there is a lot of
rail to man on this monster. Shoulder to shoulder around 4½
acres. This
doesn't give her displacement but it's about 100,000 tons with full
complements.
Capability
Top speed
exceeds 30
knots
Powered by two
nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without
refueling
Expected to
operate
in the fleet for about 50 years
Carries over 80
combat aircraft
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
1092 feet long;
nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall
Flight deck
covers 4.5 acres
4 bronze
propellers, each 21 feet across
and weighing
66,200 pounds
2 rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons
4 high speed
aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet
Dates
Dec. 8, 1994
Contract awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding
Feb 12, 1998
Keel laid
Oct 1, 2000
Pre-commissioning Unit established
March 4, 2001 Christened by Mrs Nancy Reagan
May 5, 2003
First underway
July 12, 2003
CommissionedJuly 23, 2004 Arrived at homeport in San Diego, CA
Capacity
Home to about 6,000 Navy personnelCarries enough
food and supplies to operate for 90 days
18,150 meals
served dailyDistillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water
from sea water daily, enough for 2000 homes
Nearly 30,000
light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring1,400 telephones,
14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets
Costs the Navy
approximately $250,000 per day for pier side operation
Costs the Navy
approximately $2.5 million per day for underway operations (Sailor's
salaries included.
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