Monday, April 30, 2012

USS Harry S Truman- Interesting Facts

The USS Harry S Truman is a Nimitz class, nuclear powered aircraft carrier. It's around 97,000 tons of steel. The flight deck is the size of a football field. It can cruise at speeds up to 37 mph. It's steam powered by the heat of it's two reactor. Therefore, it only needs to refuel every 20 years!!! It carries 90 jets.

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