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A passenger on the titanic had a better experience. (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 69 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

I mean, while she absolutely does not look great, this is also the expected condition for a ship that's been at sea for 200+ days without even a port call. Saltwater is hell on metal, and paint can only do so much for so long.

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  • [–] 2 points 28 minutes ago (1 child)

    The cost to maintain these must be insane. A quick uneducated search gives me about half a billion $ per year. Absolutely bonkers.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 minutes ago

    I have no idea if that includes crew, food, aircraft, armaments, and everything else. If it does, that's not all that insane, or I should say I'm not surprised at least.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 hour ago

    Even if it is expected and has no effect on the carrier's performance, the optics are pretty bad regardless. Half of its job is projecting power, and a rusty ship doesn't hit the same. Looks like soviet tech in western representations, working but barely

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  • [–] 56 points 6 hours ago (1 child)

    The ship shouldn't have been out that long in the first place. Letting it get this bad is the failure being highlighted here.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 hours ago

    Maybe don’t start a war that puts your critical shore support structures at risk if you don’t have a plan.

    Or just, you know, don’t start a war, period. I have been informed it’s generally frowned upon.

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