What are ship building and drydocks. Crain is large, but it ain't Norfolk.I think the question is, what do they NOT do at Crane NSWC?
The traffic ain’t as bad either.What are ship building and drydocks. Crain is large, but it ain't Norfolk.
Try driving in to Norfolk Naval Base, in the morning, right before Christmas when most of the ships are in port.The traffic ain’t as bad either.
I thought the USS Constitution used Live Oak trees that grow in Georgia?
https://historyofmassachusetts.org/...t=The hull of the USS,being made of live oak.The hull of the USS Constitution was originally made of white oak and live oak. The hull consisted of three layers with the outer and inner horizontal layers being made of white oak and the center vertical layer being made of live oak.
I am a westcoaster and 32nd St Navsta San Diego was a zoo during Christmas.Try driving in to Norfolk Naval Base, in the morning, right before Christmas when most of the ships are in port.
Ugh.
And in a manual transmission.
Well, each carrier in port is around 3.5k sailors, just for ship's complement.I am a westcoaster and 32nd St Navsta San Diego was a zoo during Christmas.
I was down to Jekyll Island, Georgia about 20 years ago and saw the Live Oaks.And those outer white oak 'planks' are like 4-8" thick.
White oak is great for this because it's strong, rot resistant, and you can get very long straight boards. Live oak is super dense and strong, but is used in places it can be joined because it don't grow straight.