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Navy: Lincoln Refueling Delayed, Will Hurt Carrier Readiness

hypocritexposer

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Looks like obama's plan to hollow out the defense dept. is starting to pay dividends.

Maybe china would write off some of the debt, if the US sends them the carrier.

doesn't look like it will be used in the next little bit


The U.S. Navy will delay the refueling of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) for an unknown period because of the uncertain fiscal environment due to the ongoing legislative struggle, the service told Congress in a Friday message obtained by USNI News.

Lincoln was scheduled to be moved to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipyard later this month to begin the 4-year refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the ship.

“This delay is due to uncertainty in the Fiscal Year 2013 appropriations bill, both in the timing and funding level available for the first full year of the contract,” the message said.
“CVN-72 will remain at Norfolk Naval Base where the ships force personnel will continue to conduct routine maintenance until sufficient funding is received for the initial execution of the RCOH.”

http://news.usni.org/2013/02/08/navy-lincoln-refueling-delayed-will-hurt-carrier-readiness
 

Mike

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How many reactors on this carrier? Anybody know?

50 years between re-fuelings.............................
 

hypocritexposer

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Mike said:
How many reactors on this carrier? Anybody know?

50 years between re-fuelings.............................


nuclear is not safe, according to the "greenie weenies"..Maybe they could refit itwith windmills. :lol:

2 reactors...

Keel Laid: Nov. 3, 1984
Launched: Feb. 13, 1988
Commissioned: Nov. 11, 1989
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
Propulsion system: two nuclear reactors
Main Engines: four
Propellers: four
Blades on each Propeller: five
Aircraft elevators: four
Catapults: four
Arresting gear cables: four
Length, overall: 1092 feet (332,85 meters)
Flight Deck Width: 257 feet (78,34 meters)
Area of flight deck: about 4,5 acres
Beam: 134 feet (40,84 meters)
Draft: 38,4 feet (11,7 meters)
Displacement: approx. 100,000 tons full load
Speed: 30+ knots
Planes: approx. 85
Crew: Ship: approx. 3,200 Air Wing: 2,480
Armament: two Mk-57 Mod 3 Sea Sparrow launchers, three 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mk 15, two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Systems
Homeport: Norfolk, Va.

http://www.navysite.de/cvn/cvn72.html
 

Broke Cowboy

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Traveler said:
Didn't alot of stimulus money go to greeney companies making solar panels and lithium batteries? :idea: :lol:

Yup - but Hussein has already stated that the US of A is going green.

I guess that aircraft carrier can sit dockside for a while - I wonder how many solar panels it would take to poWer it? How many batteries to store that power for a rainy day?

BC
 

Zilly

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Broke Cowboy said:
Yup - but Hussein has already stated that the US of A is going green.

Going green... a government mandated joke.

I was speaking with a coworker the other day about vehicles and he mentioned his brother-in-law that lives out west and works for the federal government managing some lands. The BIL received a letter of reprimand for not using E85 fuel. When he informed his superiors that he has no E85 compliant vehicles and that there are no fuel stations in a 100 mile radius that have E85, his superiors came up with a solution. The next week they sent hime up to the main office to pick up his brand new truck. Sounds great right? Except for the fact that he still has to drive 200 miles to fill up the truck and get back.

Government stupidity, saving the world with one brilliant idea after another.
 

Mike

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Broke Cowboy said:
Traveler said:
Didn't alot of stimulus money go to greeney companies making solar panels and lithium batteries? :idea: :lol:

Yup - but Hussein has already stated that the US of A is going green.

I guess that aircraft carrier can sit dockside for a while - I wonder how many solar panels it would take to poWer it? How many batteries to store that power for a rainy day?

BC

Off topic a little, but when my son was stationed aboard the USS San Juan, a nuclear powered (and nuclear Tomahawk missiled) fast attack sub, we climbed all around inside of it one day.

Anyway, it had a huge battery compartment that can run it for quite awhile. Quiet, quiet, quiet.
 

okfarmer

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