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To: Savant who wrote (502)8/13/2025 11:51:31 PM
From: S. maltophilia   of 610
 
FWIW, succeeding US carriers were slightly shorter but of greater displacement. And several cruise ships since 2018 are even more monstrous. Only a matter of time before one of those top-heavy beasts capsizes, bilge pumps and fins notwithstanding.

As for the Seawise Giant, en.wikipedia.org Giant, theres's good reason why it was never surpassed.
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