US Navy Ford Class nuclear carriers

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britain may well say their pursuing the idea and so on, but there is no way it can happen now or in the forseeable future. the cuts in the army have been deeply unpopular as its cost alot of jobs from very old regiments to allow for questionable restructuring in the army. the eurofighter issues, the war in iraq, the last year's regiment cuts, failures of equipment in iraq and so forth mean that there is no way that this will happen. the outrage in britain at the moment persists from the past several years and something as unpopular as a big new carrier will not go down here......itd be fodder for the next cons leader (prob dave cameron) and would sink brown/blair...


i understand the us wouldnt sell a very new/recent carrier to the uk, but would they not sell an older one that was to be scrapped otherwise? surely the tech transfer to the uk cant be reason to deny the transaction??

Guderian

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Guderian said:

britain may well say their pursuing the idea and so on, but there is no way it can happen now or in the forseeable future.

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I was under the impression that it was pretty much a done deal and that first steel would be cut sometime next year.

Guderian said:

but would they not sell an older one that was to be scrapped otherwise? surely the tech transfer to the uk cant be reason to deny the transaction?? Guderian

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The US haven't scrapped any super carriers, even the older ones. I believe they are scavenging them for parts and then using them for tests (like the America that was sunk) and the cost to bring any but the most recent, which the USN are keeping in reserve for itself, would be almost as great as building one of the more modest sized ones the UK is considering. Plus, you would have new ones with a much longer service life.

I believe the UK will build those two new carriers, but time will tell.

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CVN-77 to be Christened on October 7th, 2006!

From the Northrop Grumman site.

On Saturday, October 7, 2006, Northrop Grumman Newport News will christen the nation’s 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, George H. W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship’s namesake and 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, is scheduled to attend the ceremony along with his wife Barbara and their daughter, Doro Bush Koch, Mrs. Koch also serves as the ship’s sponsor and will do the traditional honor of breaking a bottle of American sparkling wine across the ship’s bow during the ceremony. Employees of Northrop Grumman Newport News and their families are invited. The general public is also invited to the ceremony. Visit the links below for additional information.

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Here are some of the latest construction pictures...a beautiful site to behold:


CVN-77 nearing completion


CVN-77 props added


CVN-77 Island lift


CVN-77 ready for christening


CVN-77 another view of CVN-77 ready for christening

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Great pictures Jeff

Did you get those at the Northrup-Grumman website? Did you guys know that those propellers and anchors are more than likely from one of the de-comissioned CV's? yep the USN has been doing that for a while.

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bd popeye said:

Great pictures Jeff

Did you get those at the Northrup-Grumman website? Did you guys know that those propellers and anchors are more than likely from one of the de-comissioned CV's? yep the USN has been doing that for a while.

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Somebody told me that the props were new...that they had a redesigned twist to them over older props. I will try and find it. Yes, the pics were from the Grumman site, but I downloaded them and then reduced their resolution (size) for easier loading on the web.

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If you are spending as much money as the US is on a CVN then you don't want the embarassment of explaining a possible prop failure on trials as being because they were 'second hand', but then the French Charles de Gaulle had had prop problems and they had to replace hers with spare ones removed from the decommissioned Clemenceau...

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Obi Wan Russell said:

If you are spending as much money as the US is on a CVN ...

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But aren't those pics beautiful? Not only the technology, treasure, and power projection they represent...just the lines and the very idea that "here comes another one" off the ways. Amazing vessels. Pardon a little unabashed American pride.

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Obi Wan:

If you are spending as much money as the US is on a CVN then you don't want the embarassment of explaining a possible prop failure on trials as being because they were 'second hand', but then the French Charles de Gaulle had had prop problems and they had to replace hers with spare ones removed from the decommissioned Clemenceau...

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All that equipmment that is salvaged is fully re-worked to a "Like new" condition. I can assure you. I don't recall anything falling off any CVN's recently.

Basically as we all have figured out it is just a cost cutting move. That's all.

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bd popeye said:

Basically as we all have figured out it is just a cost cutting move. That's all.

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Here's a link to the Grumman PDF file regarding the propellers. They are a new design...brand new for CVN-78. Similar in weight, material, and size, to the other Nimitz props, but a new shape to the propellers themselves to help reduce wear and erosion.

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Here's a link to the Grumman PDF file regarding the propellers. They are a new design...brand new for CVN-78. Similar in weight, material, and size, to the other Nimitz props, but a new shape to the propellers themselves to help reduce wear and erosion.

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Thanks Jeff! That just goes to show you you can't believe everything you read. About three years ago I read in the San Diego Union Tribune that Props ,anchors etc were removed from retired CV's(CV-64) in order to reuse them on new CVN's. I know for sure about anchors and anchor chains being resused. I just assumed the props also.

CVN-77 is floated...I do wish the Sec.USN would change the name of that ship. GHWB was exactly not the best president

Newport News, Va. (Sept. 15, 2006) – Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard workers flood the drydock where the Pre Commissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is berthed. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. CVN 77 is the tenth and last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is scheduled for christening on Oct. 7, 2006 with delivery to the U.S. Navy in 2008. Photo by Mr. John Whalen courtesy Northrop Grumman Ship Building (RELEASED)