Me and Justin were invited to go to California with his parents and brother to look at a semi truck for his Dad's business. We thought it would be a fun time to get out. My parents watched the kids so we got a little breather. We left Friday night and came back Sunday afternoon so it was kind of quick but we enjoyed it along with the company. But of course I forgot my camera and so now I can't post a bunch of cool pics and I'm really sorry about that. It's those darn Cobb Webb's in my brain getting in the way again. The highlight of the trip was to go see the U.S.S. Midway museum. Located in the Beautiful San Diego Bay. Me and Justin had already seen it but Justin's parents and Jeremiah (his brother) hadn't, so we had to show them how cool it was. I have posted a few pics of it. This ship is huge! It was so awesome. Those of you who are going to San Diego sometime in the future have to take the time and see this amazing battleship carrier. There were also a lot of jets, helicopters and airplanes that were really cool. Here are just a few fun facts about it that will just blow your mind!
SHIP:
$90 million to build in 1945
225,000 men served aboard
212,000 horsepower
69,000 tons total weight
2,000 feet of anchor chain
2,000 compartments
2,000 electric motors
1,500 telephones
1,001 feet long
327 consecutive days at sea: All-time record
47 years' service: all-time record
20-ton anchors
18-foot tall propellers
18 decks
4.02-acre flight deck
3-inch thick flight deck
FUEL
3.4 million gallon capacity
100,000 gallons used daily
260 gallons used per mile
CREW: 4,500
600 men in engineering
225 cooks
200 pilots
40 corpsmen
2 physicians
1 dentist
40 skippers in 47 years
LOGISTICS
Ten tons of food daily
13,500 meals served daily
3,000 potato's served daily
1,000 loaves of bread daily
4,500 lbs. beef when served
500 pies when served
It is just amazing!
