Now, THAT's a Boat!
 

I was just reading some information on my son's (Eisboch Jr.) new boat.
Some of the impressive statistics:


Propellers: 4, bronze, 21 feet across

Rudders: 2, each 29 feet by 22 feet

Anchors: 2, each weighing 30 tons

Anchor chains: 2, each 1,041 feet, 684 links, individual link weighs 365
pounds

Distillation plants: Provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water daily from
the sea water, enough to supply 2,000 homes

Toilet paper: 100,000 rolls

Power plant: 2 nuclear reactors that can go 20 years without refueling

Name: USS Harry S. Truman (currently heading for duty in the Persian Gulf)

Eisboch

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 05:00:11 -0500, Eisboch
wrote:

I was just reading some information on my son's (Eisboch Jr.) new boat.
Some of the impressive statistics:


Propellers: 4, bronze, 21 feet across

Rudders: 2, each 29 feet by 22 feet

Anchors: 2, each weighing 30 tons

Anchor chains: 2, each 1,041 feet, 684 links, individual link weighs 365
pounds

Distillation plants: Provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water daily from
the sea water, enough to supply 2,000 homes

Toilet paper: 100,000 rolls

Power plant: 2 nuclear reactors that can go 20 years without refueling

Name: USS Harry S. Truman (currently heading for duty in the Persian Gulf)

You forgot the milage figures.

What do you figure - 2/3 a mile per rad? :)

All the best to your son. Good luck and God Speed to him and his
shipmates.

Later,

Tom

Eisboch wrote:
Name: USS Harry S. Truman (currently heading for duty in the Persian Gulf)



As soon as you said "4 prop" I knew it was a carrier! BZ to your son. I
hope that everything goes well for him, on this and any future deployments.

More info & a picture for the curious
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/USS...n_%28CVN-75%29

Regards
Doug King

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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I was just reading some information on my son's (Eisboch Jr.) new boat.
Some of the impressive statistics:


Propellers: 4, bronze, 21 feet across

Rudders: 2, each 29 feet by 22 feet

Anchors: 2, each weighing 30 tons

Anchor chains: 2, each 1,041 feet, 684 links, individual link weighs 365
pounds

Distillation plants: Provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water daily from the
sea water, enough to supply 2,000 homes

Toilet paper: 100,000 rolls

Power plant: 2 nuclear reactors that can go 20 years without refueling

Name: USS Harry S. Truman (currently heading for duty in the Persian Gulf)

Eisboch

Impressive. Best of luck to your son.

How long is his tour? What are his duties on the ship?

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:52:04 -0500, DSK wrote:

More info & a picture for the curious
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/USS...n_%28CVN-75%29

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I'm concerned that they seem to be anchored on an all chain rode.

Jax says that is very dangerous, something about catenaries.

:-)

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:33:25 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:52:04 -0500, DSK wrote:

More info & a picture for the curious
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/USS...n_%28CVN-75%29

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I'm concerned that they seem to be anchored on an all chain rode.

Jax says that is very dangerous, something about catenaries.

:-)

ROTFL!!!!!

Oh man, that was certainly different wasn't it?

Live long and prosper,

Tom

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:33:11 -0500, "JimH" wrote:


"Eisboch" wrote in message
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I was just reading some information on my son's (Eisboch Jr.) new boat.
Some of the impressive statistics:


Propellers: 4, bronze, 21 feet across

Rudders: 2, each 29 feet by 22 feet

Anchors: 2, each weighing 30 tons

Anchor chains: 2, each 1,041 feet, 684 links, individual link weighs 365
pounds

Distillation plants: Provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water daily from the
sea water, enough to supply 2,000 homes

Toilet paper: 100,000 rolls

Power plant: 2 nuclear reactors that can go 20 years without refueling

Name: USS Harry S. Truman (currently heading for duty in the Persian Gulf)

Eisboch

Impressive. Best of luck to your son.

How long is his tour? What are his duties on the ship?

What I want to know is can you troll for pelagic species off the stern
of that thing? You know, really big marlin? :)

I actually did that once - Army transport to Panama for a joint
training exercise. Ever the fisherman, I had a big Mitchell spinning
reel and some heavy dacron line. One of the Army Quartermasters found
a piece of wood on the ship that looked like an old railing - rigged
up some guides out of nails and went fishing.

Didn't catch anything, but the Army types thought it was pretty funny.
Even the Captain came down to take a turn on the reel. :)

I think I have a picture of that around here in the old timey files -
I'll see if I can't find it.

Later,

Tom

JimH wrote:


Impressive. Best of luck to your son.

How long is his tour? What are his duties on the ship?



This is scheduled to be a 6 month deployment. They departed Norfolk in
early October. He has been in the Navy for about a year and a half and
has 2 and a half more years of active duty to go. He went to a state
college for a year, then transfered to Mass Maritime Academy for 3
years, then got the itch for adventure and duty.

He is assigned to an air squadron on the Truman. (VAW 126)

Eisboch

Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:52:04 -0500, DSK wrote:


More info & a picture for the curious
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/USS...n_%28CVN-75%29


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I'm concerned that they seem to be anchored on an all chain rode.

Jax says that is very dangerous, something about catenaries.

:-)


LOL, I was following that discussion. Tell Jax that I emailed his
concerns to the CO of the Truman, but haven't heard anything back yet.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:


Impressive. Best of luck to your son.

How long is his tour? What are his duties on the ship?

This is scheduled to be a 6 month deployment. They departed Norfolk in
early October. He has been in the Navy for about a year and a half and
has 2 and a half more years of active duty to go. He went to a state
college for a year, then transfered to Mass Maritime Academy for 3 years,
then got the itch for adventure and duty.

He is assigned to an air squadron on the Truman. (VAW 126)

Eisboch

Could be a career for him....who knows. My thanks to your son for serving.