To See ONE (1) Carrier Is Cool.
To See TWO (2) Carriers Together Is Rare Enough.
To See THREE (3) Carriers Lined-Up Bow-To-Stern Is…
…Hmm…
…Well…
…I Don’t Know What It Is.
I Only Ever Saw THREE (3) Carriers Lined-Up Like This Once…
…And THIS Was It!
Pretty Nifty, Fo SHO.
Just Thought Y’all Might Like This One.
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That’s a lot of runway.
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Yep Yep Yep, Fo SHO.
Nearly A Mile, Actually.
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Holy s***! That’s more than I would have thought.
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The Ships Are Each Around 1,200 to 1,300 Feet Long. So I Guess It’s Closer To 2/3 Of A Mile?! I’m Horrid At Math, btw hahahaha I’m A Writer, Dammit! π
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I thought math was an important skill for you mariners. Astro-navigation and stuff like that.
Okay–at least tell me you can swim!
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And while we’re at it. What the heck is a ‘knot’ and why can’t you people just say MPH like everybody else (except the rest of the world, who says KPH, but f*** them, man!)?
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Knots Are Done In Nautical Miles. It’s Like 1.2 Miles-Per-Hour For Every Knot. I Think? It’s Something Like That. But It’s Totally In Nautical Miles Per Hour.
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I Never Had To Plot A Course, Or Steer The Ship, Or Anything. I Wrote For The Ships Paper, Took Pictures, DJ’d The Radio Station, Shot Video Stories, etc etc etc
And YES, I Can Swim, I Just HATE Swimming. Figures The Navy Would Send Me To A Ship. I Was Hoping For An Island Station. But No, I Got The Carrier. Such Is Life. π hehehe
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