Jeff,
And you guys do a heck of a job too! Had the pleasure 2 wks ago to arrive in
Norf-uck on a little(329') T-AGS 60 series Oceanographic survey vessel. The Big
E was leaving and was w/n 200 yards. What a site! I have a former student on
board who relayed the info about the "incident" they had a couple of days
later. Hell of a way to start a tour. Anyway we berthed next to "TR" and I
can't help wonder what her draft must be. Someone said there were 13 decks
BELOW waterline; true?? Do these things really have 90' of draft?? ( if it's
not classified, I'd like to know)
LBC content: Do you realize we could have a race course on the flight deck, a
gymkhana course on a hanger deck and the paddock in the hanger bays. Next race
hop on the elevator and up to the fight deck. Awesome! Do you suppose we
could......?
just wondering what a 948 Sprite could do in the 1/4 mile with catapault assist!
YEEHAAA!
still crazy,
Dave Woerpel
59 :()
59 MGA
Jeff Church wrote:
> I work at Newport News Shipbuilding where this (and virtually all) carriers
> past and present are/were built. We do a great job, eh? Going out to sea
> on one of these boats and doing a few high speed (sorry, confidential) turns
> is right up there with a Bugeye on a twisty road!
>
> Jeff Church
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry and Sandi Miller <millerls@email.msn.com>
> To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 4:03 PM
> Subject: Big Boats (no LBC)
>
> >Any of you with an interest in the Navy, Aircraft Carrier's, or where a
> huge
> >amount of your tax $$$ go, might enjoy a look at
> >http://www.spear.navy.mil/tr/TRVR/trvr.htm I spent some time on one of
> these
> >in my younger days. If you don't have a movie viewer click on the "View
> JPG"
> >button and you will get scrollable panoramas instead.
> >
> >Larry Miller (bugiiis@yahoo.com or millerls@msn.com)
> >59 Bugeye (Starting to look like a Bugeye)
> >59 Bugeye "BUGIIIS" (Undergoing a body transplant)
> >78 911 SC (Faster than a Bugeye but not as much fun)
> >Home Page http://members.xoom.com/bugiiis
> >
> >
> >
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