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Oh so that's what a carrier with fast jets looks like!
Posted: 28 May 2011, 16:53
by John
She is big and absolutely stacked with aircraft, if you're around the Portsmouth/Gosport area, she's parked just off of Stokes Bay.
Kind regards
John
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13584087
Re: Oh so that's what a carrier with fast jets looks like!
Posted: 28 May 2011, 17:42
by Paul K
USS George H. W Bush, just to save people googling CVN 77
Pretty damned impressive too, even
without Tomcats.
Re: Oh so that's what a carrier with fast jets looks like!
Posted: 28 May 2011, 18:19
by John
Paul K wrote:USS George H. W Bush, just to save people googling CVN 77
oops sorry I thought people would know
JR
Re: Oh so that's what a carrier with fast jets looks like!
Posted: 28 May 2011, 19:50
by airboatr
Is that you windsurfing John?
Re: Oh so that's what a carrier with fast jets looks like!
Posted: 28 May 2011, 19:58
by DaveB
Tks for the Google Paul.. I CBA to look for myself
Big innit!
ATB
DaveB
Re: Oh so that's what a carrier with fast jets looks like!
Posted: 28 May 2011, 20:14
by John
airboatr wrote:Is that you windsurfing John?
Haha how did you guess?
JR
Re: Oh so that's what a carrier with fast jets looks like!
Posted: 28 May 2011, 20:46
by airboatr
It appears to be moving at lightning speed.
Re: Oh so that's what a carrier with fast jets looks like!
Posted: 28 May 2011, 20:46
by jonesey2k
Just makes you laugh when you think all the fuss we've had for two smaller warships but they have ten of theses things.... ten! And that's not to mention the three new GR Ford class ships being built...
Re: Oh so that's what a carrier with fast jets looks like!
Posted: 28 May 2011, 21:10
by DarrenL
jonesey2k wrote:Just makes you laugh when you think all the fuss we've had for two smaller warships but they have ten of theses things.... ten! And that's not to mention the three new GR Ford class ships being built...
Just be glad we don't, they do cost quite a lot of money, even more than a new Mondeo I think -
http://www.usdebtclock.org/ According to the US Department of the Treasury, the last time the national debt decreased from year to year was from fiscal year 1956 to fiscal year 1957.
Wouldn't like to be paying that back. Surprised they are going ahead with the new ships still.
Re: Oh so that's what a carrier with fast jets looks like!
Posted: 28 May 2011, 21:39
by SkippyBing
Just be glad we don't, they do cost quite a lot of money,
Not sure of the exact figures but I believe one of theirs works out cheaper than one of our new ones. Possibly because they're not spreading the cost of essentially developing a carrier design and build capability over only two hulls.