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re: The USS Gerald R. Ford
Posted on 7/24/17 at 4:12 pm to kywildcatfanone
Posted on 7/24/17 at 4:12 pm to kywildcatfanone
Now this is how I want my tax dollars spent. 
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Posted on 7/24/17 at 4:56 pm to 777Tiger
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bet you money it's more like 55 knots or more, they ain't gonna put out that info and older carriers can do that
Yeah, these things can get up and go. We were hauling arse on our way back to the gulf to kick off Iraqi freedom (had to be at least 50+ knots) . And that was a carrier commissioned in the 80's
Posted on 7/24/17 at 4:57 pm to kywildcatfanone
Still a lot of work left to do on it though. They rushed to get it out of the shipyard that a lot of the internals are still bare metal. Still has some mechanics to get worked out as well. Sitting next to the ship I work on, which is 40 years old, it looks phenomenal. Not to make mine sound bad, it's still fun as hell to drive as well. Too bad it won't see the Gulf until 2020. Next one will be named after JFK though
Posted on 7/24/17 at 5:04 pm to 777Tiger
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I can only assume a carrier would be faster.
thought subs on the surface were among the fastest in the fleet
I thought modern subs were faster submerged - did I misread something some time or another? Is there any class of sub that might be true?
Edit: looks like a couple of people with experience have confirmed - thanks.
This post was edited on 7/24/17 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 7/24/17 at 5:07 pm to bubblehead26
Posted on 7/24/17 at 5:10 pm to HeadChange
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bet you money it's more like 55 knots or more,
I was told by a co-worker who was in the Navy that a carrier had to be able to put 50 knots worth of wind across the flight deck even in a dead calm for the fighter jets to be launched.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 5:14 pm to bubblehead26
And lest we never forget when Norfolk had all 5 carriers in port at one time. Parking was atrocious and it took half a day just to get to work...
Posted on 7/24/17 at 5:20 pm to Merck
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50 knots worth of wind across the flight deck
Oh lord no. Flight deck is off limits if wind speed gets to 35 knots across the deck. It doesn't take much headwind to launch planes. It's recovering them that requires a little more
And I would say a bare empty carrier with no jet fuel onboard MAY get to 50 knots, with a clean hull and screws, and in pretty cool, calm water. Most you'll normally get though is about 40 knots.
And a submarine is faster submerged
This post was edited on 7/24/17 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 7/24/17 at 5:24 pm to kywildcatfanone
Navy gets all the cool stuff.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 5:30 pm to bubblehead26
Ah, okay. Thanks for correcting that.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 5:43 pm to kywildcatfanone
Posted on 7/24/17 at 5:54 pm to kywildcatfanone
Posted on 7/24/17 at 6:21 pm to kywildcatfanone
Looks like they made the bridge and control tower much smaller than other carriers.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 6:43 pm to soccerfüt
I believe the circumstances are a bit better for defending the target now rather than 1941.
But I bet there are a few Fairey Swordfish's onboard.
But I bet there are a few Fairey Swordfish's onboard.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 7:06 pm to Martini
Posted on 7/24/17 at 7:29 pm to Cdawg
This carrier was named after U.S. Senator and MSU alum, John C Stennis.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 7:31 pm to Reservoir dawg
looks like a Hornet's nest
Posted on 7/24/17 at 7:37 pm to kywildcatfanone
Floating work of art.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 7:47 pm to kywildcatfanone
How did a non electected Prez. get the most expensive ship named after them? My boy Gerry.
I guess every ship at the time is the most expensive.
The USS Hillary should be a trash barge by day and clandestine wet works at night.
I guess every ship at the time is the most expensive.
The USS Hillary should be a trash barge by day and clandestine wet works at night.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 7:49 pm to stinkdawg
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How did a non electected Prez. get the most expensive ship named after them?
bro, do you even Warren Commission?
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