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Originally Posted by Bravo1-3
I'm at a loss for which carrier it was I saw footage of, however they showed one heading for the Gulf of Mexico on the news last night. I have never seen a ship that big move that fast. The bow wave was 3/4 of the way to the flight deck and the rooster tail was the length of the ship. For those of you non-amphibious / full-time sea critters, if this were a car, the speedometer would read "Holy Crap!!!"
I participated in the evactuation of foreign civilians from Manila in 89, you can really load those Flight Decks and Hanger Decks (and Well Decks if you've got an LHA or LPH) when you take out the fixed wing aircraft and gunships.
Godspeed the rescuers and safe passage.
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U.S.S. Harry S. Truman CVN-75. That's nuclear powered for you land lubbers.
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