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To: iowamark

Converting a super-tanker may not be to big of a deal.


48 posted on 12/28/2017 7:52:40 PM PST by fella ("As it wshas before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: fella
Converting a super-tanker may not be to big of a deal.

Not a naval architect, but carriers need fast hulls and I doubt that a supertanker can provide the requisite speed. Wind over the deck is good for naval aviation. Our CVNs are generally understood to be faster than is publicly acknowledged.

51 posted on 12/28/2017 8:39:25 PM PST by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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