WanderWisley@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 13 hours agoA passenger on the titanic had a better experience.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1321arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squarefake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 hours ago have it spew clouds of black smoke Really its a wonder Trump hasn’t mandated conventionally powered carriers, only his insane ideas with steam catapults.
minus-squarereal_squids@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-26 hours agoPart of me wants to see more ships powered by marine gas* turbines, but with aircraft carriers that’s really improbable :/
minus-squaredondelelcaro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoThey’re powered by marine steam turbines. Is that close enough?
minus-squarereal_squids@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoClose, but not nearly cool enough
minus-squarefake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours agoOf course plenty of smaller aircraft/helicopter carriers powered that way, but I’m thinking Trump would want heavy fuel oil, boilers and steam turbines.
Really its a wonder Trump hasn’t mandated conventionally powered carriers, only his insane ideas with steam catapults.
Part of me wants to see more ships powered by marine gas* turbines, but with aircraft carriers that’s really improbable :/
They’re powered by marine steam turbines. Is that close enough?
Close, but not nearly cool enough
Of course plenty of smaller aircraft/helicopter carriers powered that way, but I’m thinking Trump would want heavy fuel oil, boilers and steam turbines.