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For comparison, a modern F/A-18 jet engine produces about 125 decibels of noise.   The noise on the flight deck of a modern aircraft carrier during flight operations routinely exceeds that level.  And our crews have available hearing protection.  Hearing loss among Civil War soldiers and sailors?  Now there’s a topic worthy of future scholarship.