Comments by "Vikki McDonough" (@vikkimcdonough6153) on "The Drydock - Episode 212" video.

  1. 56:50 - This is true even today, with the reactors in nuclear-powered ships generally being designed to last the length of the ship's service life, after which it's off to the scrapyard, and, hence, not being designed to be easily removable or replaceable (this is why turning entire nuke vessels into museum ships is generally cost-prohibitive); it's just that nowadays the lives of both the ship and its powerplant are measured in large multiples of decades.
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