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Monday 18th April 2005
Uss Harry S Truman off Portsmouth during a recent visit from Uncle Sam.
Ok here are a few facts
- She was launched in Sept 1996 and handed over to the US Navy in July 1998
- 1,096 feet long and 251 feet wide gives a flight deck area of 4.5 acres
- Powered by 2 nuclear reactors
- Top speed of over 30 knots
- Crewed by 5,200 men and women when aircrafts are aboard.
- She carries more than 80 aircrafts
- Each anchor weighs 30 tons and she has 2 of them attached to 1000 feet of chain.
- More than 18,000 meals are served each day.
- The US navy have 10 of these at a cost of over $5 billion each.
She is now on her way back to Norfolk Virginia, with her battle fleet, after a six-month tour including four months in the Gulf supporting operations in the Gulf.
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