I cut and pasted this. USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier of the Essex class. Construction started in August 1942; she was originally named USS Kearsarge, but was renamed in honor of the USS Hornet (CV-8), which was lost in October 1942, becoming the eighth ship to bear the name. Hornet was commissioned in November 1943, and after three months of training joined the U.S. forces in the Pacific War There were no angled deck carriers during WW2. Angled flight decks were not developed until the 50's. Most of the WW2 vintage carriers that remained in service were retrofitted with the angled decks. The angled deck allows for the simultaneous launch and recovery of aircraft, the Angled portion being used for recovery. ( Flight deck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) Weren't angled deck carriers only post WW2? Regards Tom You are correct Sir.
There were no angled deck carriers during WW2. Angled flight decks were not developed until the 50's. Most of the WW2 vintage carriers that remained in service were retrofitted with the angled decks. OK. Pardon my mistake but I just assumed that Wikepedia was correct. It usually is but not this time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-12) Bob
OK. Pardon my mistake but I just assumed that Wikepedia was correct. It usually is but not this time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-12) Bob I don't know what is going on but if I cut and paste the above URL I get something different than if I simple clique on it. Bob
OK. Pardon my mistake but I just assumed that Wikepedia was correct. It usually is but not this time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-12) Bob No, no need to apologize. One thing you have to remember about Wikipedia is that you need to check the cited sources. While the Hornet in the picture was built in 1942 it was not built with an angled flight deck. Angled flight decks were part of a modernization that took place in the late 50's through the 60's. It's always prudent to check the context of pictures especially when dealing with Wikipedia. Brad
Wasn't the angled flight deck a British developement, along with the carrier approach of landing aircraft procedures? Just thought I'd throw that in.... And now back to German Aircraft carriers....
Angled flight decks were part of a modernization that took place in the late 50's through the 60's. Yes, Essex class aircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-12, got its angled flight deck during modernisation in 1956. This is how its look before that:
I return at the original theme of this thread and found this Photogalerie Bundesarchiv - Der Flugzeugträger »Graf Zeppelin« I hope that You like it. Jan.
A ship which even had she been completed would have had a very limited role in a fleet which lacked balance , the start of the war caught the German navy in a no win situation . The number of aircraft she carried was really inadequate and the types lacked the range the 109 would have been an awful aircraft to operate in the Atlantic .
Yes Great Britain certainly is,nt the Naval power it once was. We did have roughly 250 carriers, battleships, cruisers, and destroyers in WW2, nowadays Britain has just over 30, however the capabilities of just one Royal Navy ship of today, would probably match or surpass those 250 ww2 ships. Paulyb102 More than 30, surely? I have not counted them lately, but would think that the figure of about 30 represents the destroyer/frigate force. There are still four or five carrier-type vessels (if one counts the Ocean and Argus), plus several large landing ships and very capable RFAs.
Stanley - there was quite a bit about this in the press about 18 months ago; there are of course more...IIRC 51 surface units of all types...but just too damn many sitting tied up in Portsmouth etc
I appolgise for being a little "off topic", but the British went to war knowing the Royal Navy was the most powerful naval force at the time. Sad when you look at it now eh... Mark True
but the British went to war knowing the Royal Navy was the most powerful naval force at the time. Sad when you look at it now eh... Well, technically speaking - it's more sad that the GERMANS went to war knowing the Royal Navy was the most powerful naval force at the time!
Interesting topic, which I must profess had never occurred to me before that the Germans didn't have an aircraft carrier.