starship-design: Aircraft Carriers

["L. Parker" <lparker@cacaphony.net>]

Kelly,

> Subs don't carry fleets of support vehicles.  So a carrier
> might be a closer
> analogy.

For the most part, I do prefer to use Aircraft Carriers for comparison
purposes. Occasionally, however, a different one is preferred. For MTBR
purposes, a sub works better. The amount and type of maintenance a subs crew
can and does perform is more in keeping with our needs - except we need
those figures for a vehicle as large as an aircraft carrier...

Lee