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From: munnari!cs.uq.oz.au!anthony@uunet.UU.NET (Anthony Lee)
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Subject: Converting to nuclear power (was Re: Aircraft Carriers.)
Message-ID: <1991Mar13.002206.6352@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 13 Mar 91 00:22:06 GMT
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From: munnari!cs.uq.oz.au!anthony@uunet.UU.NET (Anthony Lee)

In <1991Mar8.021640.6798@cbnews.att.com> swilliam@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Steve Williams) writes:



>   the NIMITZ class:
>     CVN-72   USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN
.....
>     CVN-68   USS NIMITZ

>   the ENTERPRISE class:
>     CVN-65   USS ENTERPRISE

I've read that nuclear aircraft carriers can carry up to 12 days
supplies of jet fuel for her aircrafts.  So
why not convert the other Kitty Hawk class and Forrestal class
carriers to nuclear power too ?

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