Tuesday, May 31, 2022

THE KITTY HAWK MAKES HER LAST VOYAGE...

(Photo courtesy of Eugenio "Gene" Tapia.)

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Police chief completed active shooter training before Texas school shooting
He spent his time during trainin at a dounut shop...

Anonymous said...

Had more take-offs and landings than Brownsville airport.

Go Navy!


Anonymous said...

June 1, 2022 at 4:51 AM
That includes new york city and l.a. together...

Anonymous said...

Class overview
Name Kitty Hawk class
Builders

New York Shipbuilding
New York Navy Yard
Newport News Shipbuilding

Operators United States Navy
Preceded by Forrestal class
Succeeded by Enterprise class
Subclasses John F. Kennedy class (variant)
In commission 21 April 1961 – 31 January 2009
Completed 3 plus 1 variant
Laid up 2
Scrapped 1 plus 1 scuttled
General characteristics
Type Aircraft carrier
Displacement

60,933 long tons (61,911 t) light
81,780 long tons (83,090 t) full load

Length

1,069 ft (326 m) overall
990 ft (300 m) waterline

Beam

130 ft (40 m) waterline
282 ft (86 m) extreme

Draft 38 ft (12 m)
Installed power 280,000 shaft horsepower (210 MW)
Propulsion

8 x steam boilers with Westinghouse geared steam turbines
4 x shafts
280,000 shp (210 MW)

Speed 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range 12,000 miles (19,300 km)
Crew 5,624
Armament

24 × Sea Sparrows and RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles
3–4 × Phalanx CIWSs
Aircraft carried Up to 90 aircraft

Anonymous said...

Sanctioned: Mexico opts to punish Texas over its costly border policies
typical racist republican verdad mayra? will never vote for you coco/gringa

Anonymous said...

June 1, 2022 at 11:25 PM

DESTROYED IN BROWNSVILLE TEXAS IN A WEEK!

Anonymous said...

NOBOY GIVES A F

Anonymous said...

(He spent his time during trainin at a dounut shop...)

Having his share of freebies, huh?

Eldelasprietas.

rita