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Originally Posted by djmcmath
The OHIO Class SSBNs are still in service with technology that was designed in the 70's. There have been some technology updates, but there's a lot of stuff on board that I would definitely describe as "crude engineering." Here's a bridge picture from the USS Florida; he's keeping track of other ships in the area using grease pencil on the windshield.
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My daughter got a bit of Midshipman training time on a nuclear carrier. If I understood her correctly (and if she understood correctly) they use state of the art satellite navigation, backed up by electronic ground based navigation, AND charts with a compass etc. Seemed pretty smart to me, but I've never had that kind of responsibility.