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I hadn’t considered this - it must be a nightmare to try and find experienced aircraft carrier engineers. We have like 14 of em, right? Probably like 70% the sa
by kulahan 1y ago
I hadn’t considered this - it must be a nightmare to try and find experienced aircraft carrier engineers. We have like 14 of em, right? Probably like 70% the same crew on each one, but I don’t remember the last time we built one. I wonder if the expertise is still there, and maybe I’m just missing these stories.
- renewiltord 1y agoThe last time we built aircraft carriers in the US? Has there ever been a one year period when we haven't been building aircraft carriers (or ships which other nations would consider carriers)? Certainly there are many we're currently building and many we will build after that. Biggest in the world kind of stuff. Gerald R Ford class.
- hollerith 1y agoDitto destroyers, which the US has been building continuously going back at least to 1988 according the dates in this table: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arleigh_Burke-class_de...
- kulahan 1y agoTIL! I guess I just haven't been following this stuff. Now I've got something to read about all night, thanks!