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- Thread starter bd popeye
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You ought to get together with Popeye and take a trip to see her when she is commissioned...or sometime when you might get a tour.
kwaigonegin
Colonel
I wonder if they have better chow. Ship's complement is 500-1000 less but mess decks and galley probably the same! More chow to partake!I'll go with ya!... I'll be up on vultures row or in the First Class Mess!..
Carrier food is actually pretty darn delicious! I hear Ford class may even have Burger King there but generally the steaks on carriers are the best!
I hear subs have awesome chow too. DDG is by far the worst!
When I was aboard Nimitz the chow was very good. Very good indeed. I ate aboard my son's last ship, USS Valley Forge(CG 50) in 2003 and I'd say the chow was mediocre.
One thing I'd like to see is the berthing. The largest berthing aboard Ford for enlisted is 36 man. Aboard a Nimitz or Kitty Hawk class the largest enlisted berthing was 200+ men.
when I was a "messcrank" aboard JFK back in 1972 I slept in mess-cook berthing with about 160 other smelly shipmates..not pleasant I assure you.
One thing I'd like to see is the berthing. The largest berthing aboard Ford for enlisted is 36 man. Aboard a Nimitz or Kitty Hawk class the largest enlisted berthing was 200+ men.
when I was a "messcrank" aboard JFK back in 1972 I slept in mess-cook berthing with about 160 other smelly shipmates..not pleasant I assure you.
Those are portable bleachers in the background.
kwaigonegin
Colonel
Yes, they redesigned the entire berthing compartment.
This is the enlisted and officers space. Might as well be a 5 star hotel compared to the old carriers.
Glad to see the P-8s getting spred around the globe now.
They are a GREAT replacement aircraft for the venerable P-3C...but have been needed for some time. I believe the 40th aircraft was delivered in July of this year (2016). Ultimately the Navy says it wants 122 aircraft, but I bet that number grows with time too.
...and it looks like a lot of our allies are interested too.
Australia (12), the UK (9), and India (12) have already purchased. NEw Zealand and Norway are expressing serious interest. I imagine a lot of the P-3 users are going to be looking at the P-8 as time goes on.
Australia got its first aircraft this year, and their order may expand to 15 units.
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Equation
Lieutenant General
Yes, they redesigned the entire berthing compartment.
This is the enlisted and officers space. Might as well be a 5 star hotel compared to the old carriers.
Is it me or did they design the officers bunk room in similar fashion to the academy?
Is it me or did they design the officers bunk room in similar fashion to the academy?
I don't know. I do know the bunk room displayed is for Junior officers. Senior officers have single man staterooms.