USS REAGAN PASSING THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL BEAUTIFUL!!!! Boy!!! When the Bridge pipes "Man the Rail" there is a lot of rail to man on this monster. Shoulder to shoulder around 4½ acres. This doesn't give her displacement but it's about 100,000 tons with full complements. Capability Top speed exceeds 30 knots Powered by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without refueling Expected to operate in the fleet for about 50 years Carries over 80 combat aircraft Three arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 miles per hour in less than 400 feet Size 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 and 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 Dates Dec 8, 1994 Contract awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding Feb 12, 1998 Keel laid Oct 1, 2000 Precommissioning Unit established March 4, 2001 Christened by Mrs. Nancy Reagan May 5, 2003 First underway July 12, 2003 Commissioned July 23, 2004 Arrived at homeport in San Diego, CA Capacity Home to about 6,000 Navy personnel Carries enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days 18,150 meals served daily Distillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough for 2000 homes Nearly 30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring 1,400 telephones, 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets 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) Hail to the Chief Hail to the Chief we have chosen for the nation, Hail to the Chief! We salute him, one and all. Hail to the Chief, as we pledge co-operation In proud fulfillment of a great, noble call. Yours is the aim to make this grand country grander, This you will do, That's our strong, firm belief. Hail to the one we selected as commander, Hail to the President! Hail to the Chief! [Repeat] (This page was created 09/02/05 with information received from one of our Famous Marines, Herb Hice of MI on 08/31/05. Thanks, Herbie!) "Hail to the Chief" midi courtesy of http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis/USA/ at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) (USNA - '69) of VA - 09/02/05 Thank you, Captain! Didja know that there are even lyrics for this song ... and the historic background for them? http://slate.msn.com/id/2112482/ Well, I knew a few of the lyrics, but not the background. Thank you, Sir! "Hail to the Chief" lyrics courtesy of http://slate.msn.com/id/2112482/ also at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) (USNA - '69) of VA - 09/02/05 Thank you again, Cap'n Dave! Back to Our Old Stomping Grounds Return to NNHS Class of 1965
USS REAGAN PASSING THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL
BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Boy!!! When the Bridge pipes "Man the Rail" there is a lot of rail to man on this monster. Shoulder to shoulder around 4½ acres. This doesn't give her displacement but it's about 100,000 tons with full complements.
Capability Top speed exceeds 30 knots Powered by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without refueling Expected to operate in the fleet for about 50 years Carries over 80 combat aircraft Three arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 miles per hour in less than 400 feet
Capability
Top speed exceeds 30 knots Powered by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without refueling Expected to operate in the fleet for about 50 years Carries over 80 combat aircraft Three arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 miles per hour in less than 400 feet
Size 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 and 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
Size
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 and 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
Dates Dec 8, 1994 Contract awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding Feb 12, 1998 Keel laid Oct 1, 2000 Precommissioning Unit established March 4, 2001 Christened by Mrs. Nancy Reagan May 5, 2003 First underway July 12, 2003 Commissioned July 23, 2004 Arrived at homeport in San Diego, CA
Dates
Dec 8, 1994 Contract awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding Feb 12, 1998 Keel laid Oct 1, 2000 Precommissioning Unit established March 4, 2001 Christened by Mrs. Nancy Reagan May 5, 2003 First underway July 12, 2003 Commissioned July 23, 2004 Arrived at homeport in San Diego, CA
Capacity Home to about 6,000 Navy personnel Carries enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days 18,150 meals served daily Distillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough for 2000 homes Nearly 30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring 1,400 telephones, 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets 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) Hail to the Chief Hail to the Chief we have chosen for the nation, Hail to the Chief! We salute him, one and all. Hail to the Chief, as we pledge co-operation In proud fulfillment of a great, noble call. Yours is the aim to make this grand country grander, This you will do, That's our strong, firm belief. Hail to the one we selected as commander, Hail to the President! Hail to the Chief! [Repeat]
Capacity
Home to about 6,000 Navy personnel Carries enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days 18,150 meals served daily Distillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough for 2000 homes Nearly 30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring 1,400 telephones, 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets 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) Hail to the Chief Hail to the Chief we have chosen for the nation, Hail to the Chief! We salute him, one and all. Hail to the Chief, as we pledge co-operation In proud fulfillment of a great, noble call. Yours is the aim to make this grand country grander, This you will do, That's our strong, firm belief. Hail to the one we selected as commander, Hail to the President! Hail to the Chief! [Repeat]
Hail to the Chief
Hail to the Chief we have chosen for the nation, Hail to the Chief! We salute him, one and all. Hail to the Chief, as we pledge co-operation In proud fulfillment of a great, noble call. Yours is the aim to make this grand country grander, This you will do, That's our strong, firm belief. Hail to the one we selected as commander, Hail to the President! Hail to the Chief! [Repeat]
(This page was created 09/02/05 with information received from one of our Famous Marines, Herb Hice of MI on 08/31/05. Thanks, Herbie!)
"Hail to the Chief" midi courtesy of http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis/USA/ at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) (USNA - '69) of VA - 09/02/05 Thank you, Captain!
Didja know that there are even lyrics for this song ... and the historic background for them? http://slate.msn.com/id/2112482/
Well, I knew a few of the lyrics, but not the background. Thank you, Sir!
"Hail to the Chief" lyrics courtesy of http://slate.msn.com/id/2112482/ also at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) (USNA - '69) of VA - 09/02/05 Thank you again, Cap'n Dave!
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