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To: jhpigott

CVN 65 Enterprise is not the “biggest air carrier” by a long shot. It is nearly the oldest and maybe the fastest. Carriers are capital ships or “strategic assets”. Should the Iranians attack them, they will recieve an immediate strategic reply. Rio Linda for nuclear response.


6 posted on 06/21/2007 5:21:17 AM PDT by Broker (Haddi Nuff)
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To: Broker
"CVN 65 Enterprise is not the “biggest air carrier” by a long shot."

Ummm, not that long.

Nimitz Class: 98,000+ tons displacement, 1092 ft long

Enterprise: 93,000+ tons displacement, 1,123 ft long. Big E is the longest naval vessel in the world.

Both can carry approximately the same number of aircraft. They're both supercarriers, just different designs.
46 posted on 06/21/2007 7:18:12 AM PDT by DesScorp
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