The U.S.S. Ronald Reagan has joined the fleet, in this picture her crew is "manning the rail" to pay honors to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. It is a great size comparison to give you a idea of just how large this modern vessel is. Her displacement is 100,000 tons with full compliment with speeds exceeding 30 knots. She will operate with two nuclear reactors with no need to refuel for 20 years. She stands 20 stories above the waterline with a flight deck that consists of 4.5 acres. Her bronze propellers are each 21 feet across and weighs 66,200 pounds. Fully loaded, she carries a complement of 6,000 personnel. Her distillation plants produce 400,000 gallons of fresh water per day from sea water. Her air wing compliment is in excess of 200 aircraft of various types.
The Clinton set sail from her homeport of Vancouver, British Columbia enroute to Seattle, Washington. She is the first of it's kind and is standing legacy to President Clinton for his foresight in military budget cuts and conduct while President. The ship is constructed entirely from recycled aluminum and is completely solar powered with top speeds exceeding five knots. It boasts an arsenal comprised one one (1) unarmed F14 Tomcat or one (1) unarmed F18 Hornet although they cannot be launched or recovered from the 100 foot flight deck.
No firearms are allowed onboard, the 20 man crew is completely diversified including members of all races, creeds, sex, and sexual orientation. This crew, like the crew onboard the U.S.S Jimmy Carter is specially trained to avoid conflicts and appease any and all enemies of the United States at all costs.
The ships mission is not defined as a unit of national defence, but in times of conflict the Clinton has orders to seek refuge in Canada. The ship was renamed and commissioned the U.S.S. William Jefferson Clinton when someone realized the original name was already used by a Navy Submarine, the U.S.S. Blowfish.