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Originally posted by whozit:
The bad news is it'll never be a museum ship because it's nuclear powered and they have to dismantle most of it, they may try to have another carrier named Enterprise in the future.

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Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:


Actually, any Diesel engine can run on that in a pinch, Whozit - although it'll work a lot better if you have an SVO* conversion kit.
An SVO Diesel-Hybrid TDI engine is quite capable of getting triple digit MPG without using an ounce of petroleum, so it's not actually a bad idea - especially if you could use a clear protective surface with solar cells underneath for the flat-top.

Bonus points that the eco-hippies would be twisted in knots trying to figure out whether they should support an ecologically conscious engine of warfare.

-Frem
*SVO = Straight Vegetable Oil.

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Originally posted by Moose:
http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=15708

CVN-80, the third Ford Class Carrier, will be the Enterprise.

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