> Replying to a message of Ross Cassell to Bob Klahn:
>> CVN 76 The USS Ronald Reagan began construction in 1995, keel laid
>> down in 1998.
>> CVN 77 The USS George H W Bush began construction in 2000, keel layed
>> in 2003.
>Do you have any idea how they lay the keel of the ship three years *after* the
> start construction on her?   AFAIK the *first* step in building a ship is
> laying
> the keel.

Except that these carriers are constructed in modules. oops.



 

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