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if I remember right a Nimitz class carrier is only 100,000 tons(1071' long), thats a big ship

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Alright. This thread simply can't go on without one of these posted:

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Looks nice- but dose it run on 317,000 gallons of diesel per year or low grade cheep fuel ( lots of soot = to a thousand cars an hour ? ) Bad for us unless u like walmart and toys with lead paint !

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Ok...I'm confused, the dude in the pirate hat, on the rainbow skiff, who is it?

And please don't say the skipper of the shrimp boat!

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That's DRTY, of course. The dude has a serious infatuation with pirates and he shouts "ahoy" all the time. It's pretty disturbing to watch, actually.

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Royal Caribbean has a cruise ship that's almost that size. It's about 190 feet shoter, and 23 feet narrower.

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do;jsessionid=00004_6NE4cJxCldU0rwPjwO0tM:12h dhuaq2?br=R&shipClassCode=FR&shipCode=FR

Freedom of the Seas

Ship Facts Maiden Voyage: June 4, 2006
Passenger Capacity: 3,634 double occupancy
Godmother: Katherine Louise Calder
Gross Tonnage: 160,000
Length: 1,112'
Max Beam: 184'
Draft: 28'
Cruising Speed: 21.6 knots

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WOW, I bet thats a party!