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Thomas Courtien

Posted 2017-06-23 4:30 AM (#84287)

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Posts: 1890

Location: Patterson, New York

Subject: New Aircraft Carrier - Kennedy

This is an article about the USS JFK currently under construction.

Embedded in the article is a short video showing how the pre-assembled stern is put in place.

I found the process interesting.

http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1786920-navy-2nd-ford-class-carrier-50-percent-built

steamboat

Posted 2017-06-23 5:34 AM (#84288 - in reply to #84287)

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Posts: 1814

Location: Boydton, Virginia

Subject: RE: New Aircraft Carrier - Kennedy

Never experienced any near collisions on a smoke boat, but absolutely did on a DL in north Atlantic when a NATO DD cut danger-close across our bow. I don't know why the cowboy NATO skipper did what he did, but our skipper was not happy. (I was on bridge at the time).

Steamboat sends

Sewer Pipe Snipe

Posted 2017-06-23 9:02 AM (#84289 - in reply to #84287)

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Posts: 1796

Location: Albany, GA.

Subject: RE: New Aircraft Carrier - Kennedy

The Liberty ships, but on a much larger scale. Compartmentalized construction.

Pedro

Posted 2017-06-26 6:31 PM (#84308 - in reply to #84289)

COMSUBBBS

Posts: 2974

Location: Liverpool, England

Subject: RE: New Aircraft Carrier - Kennedy

Walt,

You are absolutely right sir; it's just a bigger replication plan of the hundreds of Liberty,Victory ships and T-2 tankers built in the U.S. during WWII. Then there were the many Empire class cargo ships built on the same concept in Canada for that war effort. Numerous UK shipyards have built compartmentalised sections for the two large Royal Navy aircraft carriers now being assembled and completed in Scotland. Nothing new under the sun it seems, but just a great ship construction idea being carried forward.

Pedro

Holland Club

Posted 2017-06-26 7:45 PM (#84310 - in reply to #84308)

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Posts: 2490

Location: East Coast of Wisconsin

Subject: RE: New Aircraft Carrier - Kennedy

I had read somewhere a Liberty ship was completed in 30 days. Thought I'd look it up. Wrong!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Shipbuilding_program
First in September 1942 the Liberty ship SS Joseph N. Teal was built Oregon Shipbuilding in 10 days. Two months later in November at Richmond yard #2, the ...

Follow the link for some interesting skinny.
Ron

Ric

Posted 2017-06-26 8:20 PM (#84311 - in reply to #84310)

Plankowner

Posts: 9164

Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map.

Subject: RE: New Aircraft Carrier - Kennedy

I think there was a DD or DE built in 14 days by somebody but can't remember who. Was done as a publicity stunt. I think it required a lot of work afterwards.

AtoZ

Posted 2017-06-26 10:07 PM (#84312 - in reply to #84287)

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Subject: RE: New Aircraft Carrier - Kennedy

Back in 1945 PNS was knocking out Tench class boats 4 at a time [that's all together] in 160 days or so.

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