I’ve been from one end to the other, and up and down on several carriers. It is really overwhelming.
An aircraft carrier is BIG! I think it was the Wasp that was in Boston Harbor, when I was a kid.(1940s) My brother and I sailed our little sailboat out near her. BIG!
I had a chance to be on the Nimitz, for Family Day, when a son was a naval aviator. Quite a town! They served 15,000 meals a day! When a sailor was giving a small group of us a tour, I asked him if it seemed strange having so many women on board. His answer? “It’s the perfume, Ma’am”!!!! LOL!
I worked electronics in the Navy. I have climbed to the top of the mast on all three (see my last post). My last ship (Ike) spent time in drydock while I was stationed there. I got to walk all the way UNDERNEATH the ship. Talk about IMMENSE!!