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To: Wolfstar; All

I am sure it is the largest. A link to the ship's site

http://www.reagan.navy.mil/

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


157 posted on 08/06/2005 3:49:04 PM PDT by SoCalPol (More Died At Chappaquiddic than Guantanamo)
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To: SoCalPol

Thanks for the Reagon info, Pol.


168 posted on 08/06/2005 4:04:17 PM PDT by Wolfstar (Western Leftists have made common cause with the Islamofreaks.)
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