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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
I believe Going Home states there was enough fuel for a one way trip (could be wrong on that) and the ships engines would be effectively ruined by running on the crude, which to me means most of the organisation about who was going where occurred back in Germany. It seems unlikely everyone would go to Norfolk only to be processed and re-board ships with limited to non-existent fuel for another port. Just considering food and shelter requirements for some many people in one previously nuked place puts that idea firmly into the realm of fantasy.
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It's true that there is very little fuel available for the larger naval vesels post-OMEGA. As well as
USS Bigelow at CMNB, MILGOV operates
USS Mamley (DD940) and
USS Blandy (DD943) out of Norfolk post-OMEGA but
A Rock in Troubled Waters does specifically state that they rarely put to sea due to a lack of fuel.