Do aircraft carriers have sprinklers?

A wash-down system on a Nimitz-class carrier is a series of flush-deck nozzles mounted on the deck, the flight deck perimeter and the four elevators. These nozzles discharge up to 27000 gallons per minute (1700 L per second) of water and AFFF to flood the deck in case it is necessary.
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How much water does an aircraft carrier carry?

With over 6,000 personnel (including aircrew), the up to 106,600 metric ton Nimitz Class carriers are 1,092 feet long (332.8 m), 132 feet (40 m) wide (at waterline), and draw 37 feet (11.3 m) of water fully loaded.
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Do aircraft carriers have toilets?

Earlier this year the toilets on the U.S. Navys USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), the newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, as well as the first-in-class USS Gerald R.
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How far off the water is the deck of an aircraft carrier?

Depending on its aircraft load, a carrier's flight deck may sit as high as 60 feet above the waterline. Its hangar bay elevators lower swimmers to 30 feet from the waves—the equivalent of an Olympic diving platform—so leaping sailors risk a broken bone if not using good form.
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Will an aircraft carrier float on top of water?

The aircraft carrier is able to float on water because the bottom of the ship, the hull, is designed to displace a large amount of water. The volume of water that the ship displaces weighs more than the weight of the entire ship.
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Can an aircraft carrier withstand a hurricane?

“A Nimitz class CVN (and the new Gerald R Ford) carrier can withstand severe damage, but its escorts (except the SSN Subs) would easily get wiped out if a CAT 3-5 storm was on the horizon.
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Do aircraft carriers have guns?

U.S. aircraft carriers are equipped with extensive active and passive defenses for defeating threats such as low-flying cruise missiles and hostile submarines. These include an array of high-performance sensors, radar-guided missiles and 20 mm Gatling guns that shoot 50 rounds per second.
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How fast is a jet going when it lands on an aircraft carrier?

2,000 feet is a lot of aircraft runway to give up. At an airport it will land the same as any other plane, approximately 140 mph. The simplest answer: for an average-sized commercial jetliner with typical fuel and payload, the "takeoff speed" is around 130-160 knots, or about 150 to 200 miles per hour.
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Can you land a 747 on an aircraft carrier?

Large commercial aircraft like a Boeing 747 or an Airbus A-380 simply cannot fit on the deck without the wings clipping the island or other deck antennas, etc, not to mention requiring landing rolls of over 3000 ft even in the most extreme short field attempts.
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How much does a toilet cost for an aircraft carrier?

According to fleet maintenance officials, each time the acid flush costs around $400,000. However, the Navy still has to determine how often this acid flush is required and on how many ships. Thus the full cost impact still can't be fully quantified.
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How many levels does an aircraft carrier have?

With 18 floors under the deck, 332 meters long, 77 meters high, 90 aircraft, 100 000 tons of pure steel and a complement of over 3200 sailors and close to 6000 crew total, this is truly the world's biggest vessel – ever built.
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How much does it cost to fill up an aircraft carrier?

First commissioned in 1992, the aircraft carrier is close to nearing the middle of its service life and is in need of an over $600 million refueling. So even if the refill is costly, it only needs to be done once every couple of decades or so.
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How do aircraft carriers get fresh water?

Fresh water is generally produced on board using the evaporation method. There are two things that are available in plenty on ship to produce fresh water –Seawater and heat. Thus fresh water is produced by evaporating sea water using heat from any of the heat source.
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Why were carriers not in Pearl Harbor?

The Japanese were aware that the American carriers were not at Pearl Harbor. After some debate, they decided the chance to destroy all eight US Pacific Fleet battleships — still seen as the dominant naval weapon at the time — was just too good an opportunity to pass up.
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How hard is it to land on aircraft carrier?

Landing an aircraft on a carrier is considered the hardest task in aviation. A pilot in the United States Navy and Marine Corps who wants to become a naval aviator must first spend countless hours practicing this difficult landing on both land and in simulators.
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What happens if you fall off an aircraft carrier?

If someone sees the person fall overboard, they report "man overboard starboard/port side" to the navigation bridge. It is important to provide the side of the ship, as the ship will be turned in that direction. A life ring is immediately thrown over the same side, even if the person in the water is not visible.
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Can a torpedo sink an aircraft carrier?

It is impossible for a defensive aircraft carrier such as the Taiho to be sunk by the hit of a single torpedo. The main cause of the sinking of the Taiho was the fire disaster. The Taiho was constructed to be unsinkable; however, its special fight deck defense turned out to be of no use whatsoever.
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Can a missile sink an aircraft carrier?

The most significant threats to carriers are cruise missiles, wake-homing torpedoes, ballistic missiles and mines. But cruise missiles are unlikely to penetrate the battle group's integrated air defenses, and few potential adversaries are capable of employing submarines or torpedoes effectively.
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How easy is it to destroy an aircraft carrier?

It's just no simple task, experts told Business Insider. "It wouldn't be impossible to hit an aircraft carrier, but unless they hit it with a nuke, an aircraft carrier should be able to take on substantial damage," said retired Capt.
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Has the US ever lost an aircraft carrier?

Twelve aircraft carriers were sunk by the enemy during World War II -- five fleet carriers, a seaplane tender and six escort carriers. The loss of the Bismarck Sea was the last time that a U.S. carrier went down due to enemy action.
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How deep does an aircraft carrier need water?

The minimum water depth required to operate carriers in inner channels and turning basins on the way to and at piers at home ports is between 49 and 50 feet depending on harbor salinity.
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Can you sink a US aircraft carrier?

These expensive and advanced military ships are deployed and operate in every ocean around the globe. That means that it's really crucial for the U.S. Navy to protect them from potential threats. That's why they are built and deployed in a way that it's almost impossible to sink such a vessel.
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