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To: doug from upland

Doug, for some reason the photo you posted isn't showing up on my PC. I found a photo of the ship on Northrup Grumman's website and am posting it here for you:

8 posted on 07/15/2004 11:09:47 AM PDT by Wolfstar (Get off your duffs and VOTE for Bush-Cheney in Nov. Your life may depend on it.)

Hmmmm. I see both of ours.

10 posted on 07/15/2004 11:11:45 AM PDT by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)

12 posted on 07/15/2004 11:14:17 AM PDT by gopwinsin04

USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN-76)
Specifications
Class: NIMITZ

As built:

Displacement: 77,600+ tons (98,235+ fl)

— Dimensions: 1,040' wl (1,092' oa) x 134' (252' fd) x 37' / 317 wl (332.8 oa) x 40.8 (76.8 fd) x 11.3 meters

— Armor: unknown

— Power plant: 2 A4W nuclear reactors, 4 steam turbines, 4 screws; 260,000+ shp (*)

— Speed: 30+ knots

— Endurance: 1.5 million nm @ 20 knots (*)

— Armament: Two Mk.29 8-cell NATO Sea Sparrow launchers; two 21-cell RAM launchers

— Radar: SPS-48E 3D air search; SPS-49A(V)1 2D air search; SPS-67(V) surface search; Mk.23 target acquisition; SPN-43B and 2 SPN-46 air traffic control; SPN-44A landing aid

— Fire control: 3 Mk.91 NSSM systems with Mk.95 radars

— EW: SLQ-32(V)4 active jamming/deception; WLR-1H ESM; Mk.36 SRBOC decoy; SLQ-25A Nixie decoy

— Aircraft: 80+

— Aviation facilities: 4 elevators; 4 steam catapults

— Crew: 5,700-5,900

13 posted on 07/15/2004 11:15:19 AM PDT by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)

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