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

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

===============================

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

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


===============================

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:
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.

He's probably checking with NAVSEA, Mechanicsburg. Most likely they'll
be in touch at some point. The Navy's wheels grind slowly but
exceedingly fine.

DSK

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

===============================

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

Jax says that is very dangerous, something about catenaries.

:-)

COTK!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

On 11/12/2004 7:14 AM, JohnH wrote:

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

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

Jax says that is very dangerous, something about catenaries.

:-)


COTK!

??

(I'm not familiar with that acronym...)


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:47:13 -0800, Garth Almgren
wrote:

On 11/12/2004 7:14 AM, JohnH wrote:

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

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

Jax says that is very dangerous, something about catenaries.

:-)


COTK!

??

(I'm not familiar with that acronym...)

Coffee on the keyboard!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!