U.S.S. Reagan

A thing of beauty

Seeing the USS Reagan next to the Arizona Memorial really puts its size into perspective  - ENORMOUS   Towers 20 stories above the waterline 1092 feet long; nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall Flight deck covers 4.5 acres 4 bronze propellers, each 21 feet across, weighing 66,200 pounds 2 rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons 4 high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet Costs the Navy approximately $250,000 per day for pier side operation Costs the Navy approximately $2.5 million per day for underway operations (Sailor's salaries included). The best part though, is the Reagan is to Liberals as a penis is to man-hating members of N.O.W.  (or a denizen of Olympia, WA) -  a hated symbol of evil & oppression.  Hooo-ahhhhhh. H/T to Ro