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This got me thinking about the likelihood of a massive population wanting to move aboard and whether one could keep a small town aboard the ship in relative security and available for labor of all types.
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This would work, after all most of the fighters, if not all; would be grounded due to lack of parts and fuel, which mean space would be available on flight deck for various types of temporary housing. You could also use Non-self-propelled Barracks Ships as housing. APL-2, APL-4, APL-5, APL-18 and ALP-15 are part of the CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program and are berthed at "Mole" pier, NavSta San Diego, CA. -
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/71/71idx.htm while APL-24 is in storage at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet.
Here is also something to keep in mind, when is comes to power generation.
Charleston Shipbuilders Inc. purchased seven decommissioned US naval vessels in 1994. The corporation planned to use the ships' power plants to generate electricity which they would then sell commercially. In theory, each ship would be able to generate approximately fifty megawatts of electricity, enough to supply approximately 150,000 households. (based on a Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile armed destroyer) -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hoel_(DDG-13)