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Originally Posted by trenken
They showed some men on the deck and it was unbelievable how small they were compared to the size of the sub. They said it's twice as long as a jumbo jet. And about 60 feet wide.
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I can appreciate it, but I was spoiled while I was in the US Navy. I was stationed onboard a Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier:
1153 Feet Long (1024 of flight deck)
268 Feet Wide
98,000 tons of displacement (108,000 tons combat loaded)
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