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Reduced Manning for The Battleships

One of the primary arguments for decommissioning the Battleships was manning costs. This is also one of the main arguments against reactivation. In 1990 and 1991 the BB's class average crews were...

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MattReloaded wrote:Zenmastur wrote: An LM2500 requires ~14 square meters (~150.6 square feet) of uptake area. Available reference material for the above ?   I'm not sure why...but if I get a chance I...

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Zenmastur wrote:MattReloaded wrote:Zenmastur wrote: An LM2500 requires ~14 square meters (~150.6 square feet) of uptake area. Available reference material for the above ?   I'm not sure why...but if I...

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MattReloaded wrote:Full document can be found hereFor something similar : An Evaluation Of Marine Propulsion Engines For Several Navy ShipsTable 4, page 32 (LM-2500, ICR, PC4.2 16V, Allison...

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For reference purposes : ORGANIZATION OF THE USS INDIANA (BB-58)ORGANIZATION The Battleship Indiana (BB-58) organization was divided into nine main Departments as follows: EXECUTIVE NAVIGATION GUNNERY...

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For reference purposes :FRENCH HELICOPTER CRUISER JEANNE D'ARC (R97)Key Dates :* Launched :1959* Launched :1961* Commisioned : 1964Power Plant Layout : Two (2) engine rooms (forward & aft), each...

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For reference purposes :According to Robert Sumrall's Iowa Class Battleships (pp.140-142), the R Division (Repair) of the Iowas was comprised of 7 repair parties, each with one officer in charge...

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MattReloaded wrote:In the LPH-converted Essex-class (Boxer, Princeton and Valley Forge), half of the boilers were mothballed (with speed falling to 25-27 knots), in order to cut maintenance and...

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For reference purposes : STEAM PLANT AUTOMATION WITH BRIDGE CONTROL ON SELF-UNLOADING BULK CARRIER CASON J. CALLAWAY (Presented to the Spring meeting of the Great Lakes/ Great Rivers Section of SNAME,...

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MattReloaded wrote:HULL The Hull Department was headed by the First Lieutenant and had one division. R (Repair) = 87Huh, guess things have changed allot over the years.

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For reference purposes :NAVSEA Increases Wasp-Class Fuel EfficiencyFrom Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate CommunicationsStory Number: NNS101014-23Release Date: 10/14/2010 5:14:00 PM...

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MattReloaded wrote:For reference purposes :stern flaps.The later flights of DDG-51 have those. Doesn't seem from looking at one that it would increase efficiency versus increasing drag, but I guess...

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For reference purposes : PLANKOWNERS OF THE USS CALIFORNIA (CGN-36)OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT : 59 (5 + 54)OI Division (CIC) : 25OA Division (Meteorology) : 4ON Division : 11OE Division (Electronic...

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For reference purposes :USS Tarawa (LHA-1) ClassENGINEERING DEPARTMENTThe Engineering Department consists of six divisions with a diverse assortment of responsibilities. The department is made up of...

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Who cares?

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Fermi2 wrote: Who cares?A thread with over 9000 views says quite a lot of people...

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For reference purposes, here's the organization of USS McFaul (DDG-74, Burke Flight II) based on her Mediterranean / Persian Gulf Cruise Book 2004 :ORGANIZATIONThe USS McFaul (DDG-74) organization was...

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No one cares.

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Fermi2 wrote:No one cares.You do. Otherwise, why did you seek this thread out to post on it?

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On the McFall they seem to have a lot of CPO’s. Two in A division, E division, CE division etc etc. Seems a lot of chiefs and not enough indians unless the chiefs are doing sweepers and taking out the...

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