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I don't care what branch of service you were in, CVN65 was the baddest of the bad, the sexiest ship short of the Iowa class battleship's and one of the MAIN reasons I put up being a Sea Cadet McCain ship Washington Navy yard. I wanted my name in that ship, or the Battleships. It never came to pass, and it shows me how much tradition the Navy has compared to other services. When it came down that this was it, ALL branches felt a loss. I hope the Navy makes another Big E ASAP, and I alsp hope they use the same island as before. You can make new history, but Big E IS history, that cannot be replaced. Fair winds and following seas....it won't be long before your back in buisness doing your job and scaring the hell out of everyone else.
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SN Greg Wright
Little known fact about her: she was the only carrier to have 8 reactors. Bad-assed, indeed.
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SSG Warren Swan
Yes. Tell me something; most ships I've seen have the engine room amidships. In doing so aren't you robbong the ship[ of additional power?
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SN Greg Wright
SSG Warren Swan - I've never seen a ship with the engine room amidships. I think what you're thinking of is the pump room, which almost always is forward of the engine room. Some ships have another pump room towards the bow. But I've never seen a ship, Navy or Merchant, that had the engine room amidships. On every ship I've ever been on, liquid tanks are forward of the engine room and pump room (tanks that hold fuel, avgas, bunkers, potable water, ballast, etc.). Fun fact, on most ships, there are two compartments that, when flooded, virtually guarantee a trip to Davey Jones' locker: the engine room, and the pump room.
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SSG Warren Swan I had an opportunity to tour the Enterprise and the Reagan several years ago. Impressive war ships.
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SSgt Mark Lines
SN Greg Wright Only if that is actually a picture of BB-61 the USS Iowa. I am kind of biased because I am originally from Iowa after all......
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