Ship Ahoy!
Monday, July 9, 2007
This thing has reserved its place in the news channels just like Himesh Reshammiya has on the music charts. This thing has fascinated me more than the Indian Government trying to get some 50 year old letter from England. Just look at this picture.
No, this is not the French F1 Circuit. This is a picture of the USS Nimitz. It is a supercarrier which is one of the largest warships in the world. Its run into a controversy lately regarding nuclear weapons, but I am not taking a stand on that. Lets just admire the beauty of this gorgeous piece of engineering marvel.
From now on, it is more of pictures and less of text. So, go on and drool over this. Currently, it has docked in Chennai. I wish I was there just to watch this thing rule over the seas.
This ship was launched way back in 1972. It is still mind boggling to even think how advanced technology was even three decades back. Just dig into this: Fully loaded, this ship displaces 95000 tons of water!! Now, thats cool, not Carlito. I think it would take days to cover one length of the ship(1092 ft).
Now for some facts. I have collected them from multiple websites. They are pretty good ones. Do read them.
No, this is not the French F1 Circuit. This is a picture of the USS Nimitz. It is a supercarrier which is one of the largest warships in the world. Its run into a controversy lately regarding nuclear weapons, but I am not taking a stand on that. Lets just admire the beauty of this gorgeous piece of engineering marvel.From now on, it is more of pictures and less of text. So, go on and drool over this. Currently, it has docked in Chennai. I wish I was there just to watch this thing rule over the seas.
This ship was launched way back in 1972. It is still mind boggling to even think how advanced technology was even three decades back. Just dig into this: Fully loaded, this ship displaces 95000 tons of water!! Now, thats cool, not Carlito. I think it would take days to cover one length of the ship(1092 ft).Now for some facts. I have collected them from multiple websites. They are pretty good ones. Do read them.
- Nimitz reaches over 18 stories high from the keel to the top of the mast.
- Nimitz' Food Services Department provides 18,000-20,000 meals a day.
- Four distilling units enable Nimitz engineers to make over 400,000 gallons of fresh water a day, for use by the propulsion plants, catapults and crew.
- Nimitz can stock at least 70 days of refrigerated and dry storage goods.
- The Medical Department is manned by six doctors, including a general surgeon, who provide everything from surgery to hydro-therapy.
The ship also features a 53-bed hospital ward, a three bed ICU, and acts as the hospital ship for the entire Nimitz battle group. - Nuclear power allows the ship to store 50 percent more ammunition and almost twice as much aviation fuel as the largest conventional carrier.
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