BA> Replying to a message of Ross Cassell to Bob Klahn:

 RC>> CVN 76 The USS Ronald Reagan began construction in 1995, keel laid
 RC>> down in 1998.

 RC>> CVN 77 The USS George H W Bush began construction in 2000, keel layed
 RC>> in 2003.

 BA> Do you have any idea how they lay the keel of the ship
 BA> three years *after* they start construction on her?   AFAIK
 BA> the *first* step in building a ship is laying
 BA> the keel.

 They are republican ships...

 I seem to recall some problems with building the cvn 76, in
 getting some things to fit. Had to do with building the upper
 structure parts before the lower. Assume they got it figured out
 now.

 OTOH, construction can start with just about any portion.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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