On a related note..interesting point of history now visible from the JRB

The Enterprise, the first nuclear carrier, and the newest carrier (I think it's the JFK) are sitting pretty much next to each other at NN. The Enterprise is being defueled and mothballed, the other is being prepped for sea trials.

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Posted: 12/28/2021 at 08:37AM

WW2 peeps; heres a rare pic. Iowa in floating dry dock. Logistics '44 -- ColoVT82 12/28/2021 06:45AM

That's impressive. ** -- HokieSignGuy 12/28/2021 09:45AM

The idea of a floating drydock is impressive -- MAHokie69 12/28/2021 3:32PM

You should see the trailer ** -- HokieDan95 12/28/2021 1:35PM

The engineering is beautiful. Form followed functin ** -- ColoVT82 12/28/2021 12:09PM

I am reminded of the scene at the end of Band of Brothers where one of the -- Tuckahokie 12/28/2021 09:10AM

I saw an interview with a former German soldier talking about how after he -- HokieDan95 12/28/2021 09:27AM

Hardware was very important for but we also had a National will to win... -- DoYouLiftHokies 12/28/2021 09:46AM

On a related note..interesting point of history now visible from the JRB -- Vienna_Hokie 12/28/2021 08:37AM

Enterprise already defueled, in caretaking status for now ** -- GOHOKEE 12/28/2021 3:10PM

We don't build our supercarriers any bigger than what we do because we want -- HokieDan95 12/28/2021 08:28AM

Believe NN has the only drydock on the east coast large enough for them... -- EDGEMAN 12/28/2021 09:56AM

Norfolk Naval Shipyard and …. -- GOHOKEE 12/28/2021 2:23PM

On a related note..interesting point of history now visible from the JRB

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