Just like every other ship - she is powered by the Sailors assigned to her.
OMG! THEY ARE KILLING SAILORS AND BURNING THEM TO DRIVE THE SHIPS!! THIS HAS TO STOP. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY NAVY!?!
Just like every other ship - she is powered by the Sailors assigned to her.
Actually, the real ode to Al Gore would be slapping one of these:
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onto the fantail by the droplights for all to see....
OMG! THEY ARE KILLING SAILORS AND BURNING THEM TO DRIVE THE SHIPS!! THIS HAS TO STOP. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY NAVY!?!
OMG! THEY ARE KILLING SAILORS AND BURNING THEM TO DRIVE THE SHIPS!! THIS HAS TO STOP. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY NAVY!?!
You are one twisted individual.
Brett is correct (as usual), Carriers and surface ships use DFM (Diesel Fuel, Marine), which is a blend of diesel fuel that is essentially the same as kerosene to which high-boiling-point fractions/residual oils have been added. Jet fuel (JP-5 et al) is a more refined type of kerosene consisting of 53% C9-C16 paraffins, 31% cycloparaffins, 16% aromatics, and less than 1% olefins.
DFM contains C9-C20 hydrocarbons with 13% paraffins, 44% aromatics, and 44% naphthalenes.
The article also said KH is diesel powered, so the cred factor is low.
I've got more time at sea showering in water mixed with DFM than you have on Airwarriors.![]()
Although it seems like a pointless excursion from the thread topic I'll take the time to answer.
When I read the phrase "diesel powered" in the context of a ship, I take it to mean a ship whose shafts are powered by diesel engines.
At best, the use of the phrase "diesel powered" in the article is inconclusive--is the writer referring to diesel as the main propulsion machinery, as opposed to gas turbine or steam turbine--or the type of fuel?
At worst, it's a poorly-researched attempt at technical journalism.
I'm not particularly worried about how much cred you're going to give me. I've got more time at sea showering in water mixed with DFM than you have on Airwarriors.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Russia is a... criminal organization... [with] nukes... we got more important things to worry about.
Amen.
Brett
I wonder what the fallout would be if President Bush took out a political opponent with radiation poisoning.
I wonder how the world would react to massive demonstrations calling for President Bush to be declared permanent National Leader.
I wonder how the world would react to doctored elections in the US.
I wonder how the world would react if the US blackmailed other nations by price gouging fuel to Europe.
I wonder how the world would react to the US stoking civil unrest in other countries.
I'd say Russia is the perfect example of geopolitically stable country who has no ambition of expansion... I mean it's not like they are trying to take over the world...
Rhetoric, and very little action. That is what you see out of Russia nowadays. Not much else to it.........:sleep_125
Please, you are making me laugh!!
Santa might actually be threatened if the Russians actually had something to back it up with.........like a Navy, or even an Air Force......that is actually worth a damn.
Rhetoric, and very little action. That is what you see out of Russia nowadays. Not much else to it.........:sleep_125