That is the point I have been trying to make here, as well. Thank you for the post.
Thanks... It is a fascinating subject, and the downside of making posts like ours has the effect of shutting down the thread… :-)
One of the things that a lot of people don’t know is that the way the USS Forrestal (and other carriers as well) were built, The ship was in significant danger from the liquid oxygen generation plant back around the port quarter on the ship.
If the flames had reached the compartment, explosion would’ve been massive, and there’s no telling what might’ve happened.
After the incident, it was one of the lessons they learned, and they modified all other carriers to mount the liquid oxygen system on rails, so that in the event of a spreading fire, A large hatch on the side of the ship could be opened, and the liquid oxygen generation unit could be shoved over the side.