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3 New Navy Ships: USS REAGAN Seeing it next to the Arizona Memorial really puts its size into perspective... ENORMOUS! When the Bridge pipes 'Man the Rail' there is a lot of rail to man on this monster: shoulder to shoulder, around 4.5 acres.   Her displacement is about 100,000 tons with full complement.   Capability Top speed exceeds 30 knots, powered by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without refueling                 1. Expected to operate in the fleet for about 50 years 2. Carries over 80 combat aircraft 3. Three arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 miles per hour in less than 400 feet Size 1. Towers 20 stories above the waterline 2. 1092 feet long; nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall 3.   Flight deck covers 4.5 acres 4.  4 bronze propellers, each 21 feet across, weighing 66,200 pounds 5.  2 rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons 6.  4 high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet     USS BILL CLINTON The USS William Jefferson Clinton (CVS1) set sail today from its home port of Vancouver , BC The ship is the first of its kind in the Navy and is a standing legacy to President Bill Clinton 'for his foresight in military budget cuts' and his conduct while holding the (formerly dignified) office of President. The ship is constructed nearly entirely from recycled aluminum and is completely solar powered with a top speed of 5 knots. It boasts an arsenal comprised of one (unarmed) F14 Tomcat or one (unarmed) F18 Hornet aircraft which, although they cannot be launched on the 100 foot flight deck, form a very menacing presence.   USS  BARACK OBAMA  Details are vague. But don't you worry..........he has a plan!