George and Dennis:
Forrestal -- World's first Super Carrier (Maybe THAT's what "SC" should stand for) -- very cool; she served well and survived that severe "friendly fire" incident.
I went to the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture undergrad and we did some extensive tank testing for hull blisters on Enterprise. Aviators, it turns out, don't like it when you get a lot of sea spray on the deck or elevators. Fussy bastards.
Suffice to say of the Nimitz class, when they list the speed at "30+" knots, there's a *lot* implied by that "+" and the Reagan is faster still (I'm told, anyway -- probably went to all carbon fiber interior to save weight).
JP
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2003 SuperCharged Frontier ../.. 1979 930 ../.. 1989 BMW 325iX ../.. 1988 BMW M5 ../.. 1973 BMW 2002 ../..1969 Alfa Boattail Spyder ../.. 1961 Morris Mini Cooper ../..2002 Aprilia RSV Mille ../.. 1985 Moto Guzzi LMIII cafe ../.. 2005 Kawasaki Brute Force 750
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