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[quote="Rene"]Besides of that, in an earlier post it was said that the damage to GW was serious, giving the impression as if the repair would take a long time. And now everything seems to be over in a very short time. Are there any news if the damage was really THAT serious or was this only an attempt to make a mountain out of a molehill?[/quote]

I imagine that it did take a long time in man hours, but the Navy threw as many men at the problem as they possibly could. It's probably a good bet that the repairs are not 100% complete; she's in good enough condition to make the transit, but during that transit they'll have contractors on board, and the ship's force working at maximum capacity.

It's interesting that a lot of people think whatever if they only her "nuclear powered" Matter of fact is that EVERY "nuclear powered" ship and that includes even a submarine is a "steam-powered-ship" The Nuclear power is "only" the power source, just like Diesel, fuel oil or coal.

Whenever you tell that to people they start to grin thinking you are trying to tease them. Specially if you are trying to tell them that today's most modern submarines are actually steam powered!

Besides of that, in an earlier post it was said that the damage to GW was serious, giving the impression as if the repair would take a long time. And now everything seems to be over in a very short time. Are there any news if the damage was really THAT serious or was this only an attempt to make a mountain out of a molehill?

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René
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[quote="chuck"]Boiler exhaust? GW is nuclear powered.[/quote]

It's still a steam plant, though. That's all any nuclear plant ever does, including land based electrical plants: The reaction heats water to make steam, that steam turns the turbines, the rotation of those turbines produces electricity.

[quote="Werner"]I know subs use saturated steam. Is the same true of carriers?[/quote]

Yup! :thumbs_up_1:

As a matter of fact many of the Navy's first Nuke plant operators on Submarines had "BT" ( Boiler Tech) ratings.

I know subs use saturated steam. Is the same true of carriers?

Maybe they have a boiler to do with other things? Heat the ship up? Power the catapults maybe?

I DUNNO BILLY!

Boiler exhaust? GW is nuclear powered.

Does that mean that problems are now solved?

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[b][size=150]Repairs Complete, The GW Heads To Japan[/size][/b]
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
August 22, 2008
By Matthew Jones, The Virginian-Pilot

The carrier George Washington left San Diego on Thursday, bound once again for Japan after undergoing several months of repairs caused by a shipboard fire.

The ship will replace the carrier Kitty Hawk as the Navy’s only forward deployed carrier when it docks in Yokosuka, Japan.

The fire that sidelined the carrier broke out in late May, while the ship was in the Pacific Ocean off the South American Coast.

The blaze injured three dozen sailors. It began in a boiler exhaust and supply area, and was ultimately attributed to unauthorized smoking near improperly stored flammable liquids and other combustible materials.

The incident led the Navy to replace the ship’s commanding and executive officers.

The ship left Norfolk in early April. About 2,800 crew members stayed on board in San Diego for the repairs after the carrier entered the shipyard in late May. Many of the sailors’ families are either headed to or already in Japan.

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