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To: rlmorel

The drydock may be large enough to accommodate a Nimitz class carrier, but be aware that another factor enters in. The floor and subfloor of the drydock need to be strong enough to support a 94,000 ton carrier on blocks and not have the block(s) break through the floor of the drydock. Those supertankers may look huge but do not weigh that much empty (when being built). They only get to be huge mega-tonnages after they are floated out of drydock and then loaded with oil.


69 posted on 07/14/2017 5:30:25 PM PDT by OldeGoat
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To: OldeGoat

I agree. A Nimitz and Forrestal are two different things. I think I remember seeing the Kitty Hawk or the Constellation dry-docked there. Fascinating place to be as a kid.


71 posted on 07/14/2017 6:00:09 PM PDT by rlmorel (Donald Trump: Making Liberal Heads Explode 140 Characters At A Time.)
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