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US Cold War Aircraft Carriers - Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes (Paperback)
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US Cold War Aircraft Carriers - Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes (Paperback)
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The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence)
was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named
for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era
carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air
wings (80-100 aircraft, compared to 65-75 for the Midway, and fewer
than 50 for the Essex class). Design-wise, the Forrestals were a
huge improvement over their predecessors, being more stable and
comfortable, while maintaining advancements such as the armored
flight decks that had been introduced with the Midway. The Kitty
Hawk class was an improvement on the Forrestal-class designs, and
four were built in the 1960s - Kitty Hawk, Constellation, America
and John F. Kennedy. These were even longer than the Forrestals,
and fitted with advanced defensive weapons systems and an improved
elevator layout. All nine of the carriers covered by this volume
are icons, and hold a much-respected place in US naval history.
They are also some of the more well-known vessels outside of the
military, for their long service histories, as well as for some of
the more unfortunate events that seem to follow them.
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