USS RONALD REAGAN

Seeing it next to the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii really puts its size into perspective.... ENORMOUS!
When the Bridge pipes 'Man the Rail' there is a lot of rail to man on this monster: shoulder to shoulder, around 4.5 acres. Her displacement is about 100,000 tons with full complement.

Capability: Top speed exceeds 30 knots, powered by two nuclear reactors that
can operate for more than 20 years without refueling.
1. Expected to operate in the fleet for about 50 years
2. She carries over 80 combat aircraft
3. Three arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 miles per hour in less than 400 feet

Size:
1. Towers twenty stories above the waterline
2. 1092 feet long; nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall
3. Flight deck covers 4.5 acres
4. Four bronze propellers, each 21 feet across, weighing 66,200 pounds
5. Two rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons
6. Four high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet

Capacity
1. Home to about 6,000 Navy personnel
2. Carries enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days
3. 18,150 meals served daily
4. Distillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough for 2,000 homes
5. Nearly 30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring
6. 1,400 telephones
7. 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets

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