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Old 04-30-2008, 23:50 PM   #23 (permalink)
Ytlas
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Originally Posted by RustyBattleship View Post
No. This is electric driven. The motor and motor foundation are still there but the pump is missing.
Since they had the same machinery plant as an Iowa, I expected steam driven. The Tarawa class LHA's have a huge electric motor driven lube oil service pump instead of steam.

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