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Originally Posted by Dreadnought
every major conflict and have (in 5 more years) lived TWICE their life expectancy of 35 years. They are a class all their own and so far to this day there is absolutely nothing truely comparable to them no matter how much we try. They served their country well.
Different ages different machines.  |
They may have been afloat more than twice their "Life expectancy" but the longest serving Iowa only has a little over 21 1/2 yrs of service. (jersey)
There are many WW2 era ships that served our Navy, and the Navies of other countries longer.