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Forrestal Statistics:
Displacement: Approx. 79,300 tons full load
Flight Deck: 250,000 Sq. ft. (Nearly 4 acres)
Hanger Deck: 75,000 Sq. ft. (3 sections)
Mast Height: 131 feet
Beam :129 feet
Length: 1076 feet
Width: 252 feet
Draft: 31 feet
Total height - Keel to Mast top equals 25 Story building
Number of Rudders: 3
Weight of Largest Rudders: 45 tons each.
Number of Propellers: 4 (All 5 blades)
Speed: Over 30 Knots (approx. 35+ miles per hr)
Structural Steel required: 52,500 tons
Pounds of Weld Metal used: 2 million
Horsepower: 260,000 shaft hp
Power Plant: Eight 600 psi Boilers, Four geared Steam Turbines
Crew Compliment: 3019
Air Wing Compliment: 2480
Three (3) Full Length Enclosed Decks
Nineteen (19) Levels including the Island
Over 2,000 separate compartments
Number of Elevators (All deck edge): 4
Number of Catapults (Steam): 4
Meals served daily: 10,500
Total number of telephones: 2,300
Daily capacity of Fresh Water plant: 200,000 Gallons
Capacity of Air Conditioning: 1,050 tons
Weight of Anchors: 30 tons each
Storerooms equal to a 6 story warehouse, 1 block square
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