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To: RightWhale

The hull is cut up and rewelded all the time.

Ummmm....ok....what on earth for?

13 posted on 12/15/2007 3:38:35 PM PST by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)

To: LasVegasMac

Repairs, upgrades, refueling the reactor, etc. They’re designed with this in mind.

16 posted on 12/15/2007 3:42:24 PM PST by neodad (USS Wabash (AOR 5))

To: LasVegasMac

>>> Ummmm....ok....what on earth for?

To remove and replace parts that won’t come out any other way, like an engine or generator.

18 posted on 12/15/2007 3:43:25 PM PST by quikdrw (Life is tough....it's even tougher if you are stupid.)

To: LasVegasMac

The biggest hole on the ship is about 28” in diameter. Some things that need to be unshipped are somewhat bigger than that.

22 posted on 12/15/2007 4:15:22 PM PST by Doohickey (Giuliani: Brokeback Republican)

To: LasVegasMac; neodad

As neodad said.

To get big things in and out of the hull. Not everything can fit through a hatch.

:-)

29 posted on 12/15/2007 5:17:41 PM PST by PeteB570 (Guns, what real men want for Christmas)

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