John Stennis (CVN 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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lome ported in Norfolk, VA. USS JOHN C. STENNIS iCVN 74) was built with a )rocess called modular onstruction, made possible hrough the use of huge gantry ranes. The process started with he ship in pieces, like a plastic riodel. The pieces were restaged in ' Tay dow n areas, ssembled into large modules weighing up to 900 tons, then loisted into place and welded ogether. Many of the larger systems ere installed in the module hile they were still in the lay- own areas, thereby reducing the eed for cutting and rewelding ccess passages. After the hull ; as formed, outfitting of smaller ystems continued throughout le ship. The innovative onstruction techniques mployed in JOHN C. STENNIS ut six months off the ship ' s onstruction time. The process is urrently being used on USS .ONALD REAGAN (CVN 76). Construction and ConmdssUmtng

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