Carriers (OT) Re: [Shotimes] gas mileage issues

George Fourchy krazgeo@jps.net
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 21:22:44 -0800


On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:21:41 -0600, Donald Mallinson wrote:

> the Saratoga and Forrestal were 
>the last two before the Navy changed carriers to nuclear I 
>think.)

Actually the first nuclear carrier was/is the Enterprise, CVN-65.  They think it can
go til it is mucho years old....over half a century, according to something I saw on
History Channel.  It was launched in the early '60s.

George