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pre 1981?

Does the ship have no history before 1981? Right now the Ship History section starts with "From 1981 to 2005,". The Ship's construction started in 1969. This site says it was launched exactly a year later, in 1970. According to this US Navy web site it was commissioned in 1971. What was its role between 1971 and 1981? Wefa (talk) 15:28, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

Feel free to research that and help build the article. ;-) - wolf 17:53, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

Beam ?

Listed beam is 108 feet- as wide as a Battleship - near the Panama Canal original Limits. I doubt the true beam is this large. Would any know actual beam at waterline - say midpoint from bow to stern? Overall width with the sponsons for boat davits - I can believe the 108 foot value there. But the true definition of Beam is at water lime - and I doubt it is that high. I'd believe 84 feet- the Austin Class LPD are listed as 84 feet beam at waterline and 105 feet extreme width. Wfoj3 (talk) 18:05, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

Accuracy of JFK reference?

It seems the reference here to the USS John F. Kennedy should be removed or modified. According to the Wiki page on longest ships, the JFK comes in at over 370 yards long, while this article says the Whitney is about 207 yards. I know zilch about boats (except some enthusiasts don’t like when you call ships “boats”). Hence someone who knows something about this is a better candidate. Maybe “large” means something other than the length. Both are huge, and impressive, so it hardly matters much.

https://en.wikipedia.org/List_of_longest_naval_ships

Best t’all Sych (talk) 22:07, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

@Sychonic: Are you referring to this comment;

"At the time of her commissioning, Mount Whitney joined her sister ship Blue Ridge as having the distinction of carrying the world's most sophisticated electronics suites. It was said to be some thirty percent larger than that of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, which had been the most complex."...?

Because they are referring to the amount of electronics equipment carried, not the size of the ships. - wolf 03:31, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

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