>  As an aside, most of
>  > the modern ships have gas turbine engines, which, while they still run on
>  > fuel (jet fuel), they can be fired up and ready in about thirty minutes.

I'll bet only small ships use gas turbines. And hoo boy, if one
catches fire, watch that baby burn!
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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