[neb52]

Don't forget the golf driving range.

Also forget about the cost of the crew and air wing. Think how much the fuel cost would be on that durn thing.

[Johnny_Cipher]

Also forget about the cost of the crew and air wing. Think how much the fuel cost would be on that durn thing.

The fuel cost would be a killer. It might be cheaper just to rip out the oil-fired powerplant and retrofit it with gas turbines.

But wait, how much draft does a carrier require? It might be too much for any port calls you had envisioned (besides Newport News and Bremerton) ...

Nope. Drydock the thing somewhere and make it into a hotel like the Queen Mary :)