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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 04:20 PM
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Originally posted by ElTianti
Here are the specs.
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
Power Plant: Two nuclear reactors, four shafts
Length, overall: 1,092 feet (332.85 meters)
Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters)
Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters)
Displacement: Approx. 97,000 tons (98,556.67 metric tons) full load
Speed: 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour)
Aircraft: 85
Cost: about $4.5 billion each
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Yeah, but how much torque does it make? ...beacuse we all know that's what's most important.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 07:07 PM
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Another favorite military plane...

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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 07:13 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by redleader
[B]I think I saw a documentary once about the construction of the USS Ronald Reagan.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:20 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by redleader
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2.
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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 05:11 AM
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Long, hard, and full of seamen.
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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 08:46 AM
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the only aircraft carrier I've ever had a tour of is the USS Hornet. it is stationed in Alameda, CA and is probably the size of a tug boat compared to the Ronald Reagan
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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 04:53 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 12:03 PM
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What tank is that?
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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 03:40 PM
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Originally posted by yearbookman
What tank is that?
Not a tank. It's a 155mm self-propelled howitzer.
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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 07:15 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by DaveZ
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Not a tank.
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