Just
thought some of you that don't realize what it takes to run a ship this size
might be interested in the facts... Please read about the USS Reagan. Also
notice the respect that they give the
Arizona
Memorial when passing it....
This
is absolutely beautiful!
USS
REAGAN PASSING THE
ARIZONA
MEMORIAL
BEAUTIFUL
Boy!
When the Bridge pipes "Man the Rail" there is a lot of rail to man
on this monster. Shoulder to shoulder around 4½ acres. This doesn't give
her displacement but it's about 100,000 tons with full complements.
Capability
Top
speed exceeds 30 knots
Powered
by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without
refueling
Expected
to operate in the fleet for about 50 years
Carries
over 80 combat aircraft
Three
arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 miles per hour in less
than 400 feet
Size
Towers
20 stories above the waterline
1092
feet long; nearly as long as the
Empire
State
Building
is tall
Flight
deck covers 4.5 acres
4
bronze propellers, each 21 feet across and weighing 66,200 pounds
2
rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons
4
high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet
Dates
Dec
8, 1994
Contract awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding
Feb
12, 1998
Keel laid
Oct
1, 2000
Precommissioning Unit established
March
4, 2001
Christened by Mrs Nancy Reagan
May
5, 2003 First underway
July
12, 2003
Commissioned
July
23, 2004 Arrived at homeport in San Diego, CA
Capacity
Home
to about 6,000 Navy personnel
Carries
enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days
18,150
meals served daily
Distillation
plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough
for 2000 homes
Nearly
30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring
1,400
telephones, 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets
Costs
the Navy approximately $250,000 per day for pier side operation
Costs
the Navy approximately $2.5 million per day for underway operations
(Sailor's salaries included)
