[OOC][PLOT] Planning for Arc 2 - Crisis on Infinite Earths

[robkelk]

Something for early in Arc 2.

I did some digging for numbers... The Port of Montreal can dock a 300 meter long vessel in 12.9 meters of water (on average over the last 12 months), and that's as shallow as the St. Lawrence River gets from Montreal to the Atlantic Ocean. A Majestic-class aircraft carrier is 215 meters long at the flight deck and has a draught of 7.5 meters.

So it isn't unreasonable to assume the Academy Ship Ooarai could find itself suddenly sailing into port ... and Terry calling for help because docking a ship that size isn't cheap.

Any of the other Girls und Panzer Academy Ships would have to sail into deep-water ports, such as Halifax, Vancouver, New York, or Los Angeles. (Or maybe San Antonio - is that a deep-water port?)

EDIT: And now I think to consult Wikipedia, here. Academy Ship Ooarai is based on a Shoukaku-class aircraft carrier: length 257.5 m, beam 29 m, draught 9.32 m. It still fits in the Port of Montreal.