Diogenes
Nemo me impune lacessit
He has big ears...and little hands.
We all know how the enemy likes to fixate on little hands, don't we?
He has big ears...and little hands.
I have a friend whose father was a canal captain and is himself a now a canal captain. He said when a battleship went through the canal there was a foot of clearance on each side and they had to remove some overhanging lighting to get it through.It is quite funny that you would think the US would send an aircraft carrier or large warships through the Panama Canal as you show a carrier in your meme.
Can a battleship traverse the Panama canal?
No, a battleship cannot traverse the Panama Canal.
@Grok
Then -
Why you can't trust Grok for anything -
Can an aircraft carrier fit in the Panama Canal?
An aircraft carrier can indeed fit within the width of the Panama Canal, but the answer to whether it can transit through the canal is more nuanced:
- Dimensions: Modern aircraft carriers, like the U.S. Nimitz-class or Ford-class, are around 109 meters (358 feet) wide at the beam. The original Panama Canal's locks are approximately 33.5 meters (110 feet) wide, making it impossible for these large carriers to pass through the old locks.
- Panama Canal Expansion: The Panama Canal underwent a significant expansion project, which was completed in 2016, introducing the Neo-Panamax locks. These new locks can accommodate ships with a maximum beam of 49 meters (160.7 feet) and a length up to 366 meters (1,200 feet).
- The width of modern aircraft carriers does not exceed the 49-meter limit of the Neo-Panamax locks, but there's more to consider:
It's funny when I change the question to "fit" instead of "traverse" Grok suddenly says a battleship will be able to pass through the canal.I have a friend that father was a canal captain and is himself a now a canal captain. He said when a battleship went through the canal there was a foot of clearance on each side and they had to remove some overhanging lighting to get it through.
It's funny when I change the question to "fit" instead of "traverse" Grok suddenly says a battleship will be able to pass through the canal.
Grok is stupid.
True so technically a Battleship can't pass through the Panama canal. Grok was correct againThe United States Navy does not currently operate any battleships. The last battleships in the U.S. Navy were the Iowa-class, with the final one, USS Missouri (BB-63), being decommissioned in 1992. Since then, the Navy has focused on other types of vessels like aircraft carriers, destroyers, cruisers, and submarines, which better fit modern naval warfare strategies.
@Grok
True so technically a Battleship can't pass through the Panama canal. Grok was correct again
Lot's of places. NYC has lots of very fine Jews.Who wants the Zionist scum ?
I'm not talking about Jews, dumbass- I'm talking about Zionist scum.Lot's of places. NYC has lots of very fine Jews.
I'm not talking about Jews, dumbass- I'm talking about Zionist scum.
We were - until post #9We're trying to talk about Panama in this thread, aren't we?
We were - until post #9