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)