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To: FreedomNotSafety

They are welcome to a catamaran carrier. There are reasons those haven’t been made.

In calm seas, a catamaran is more stable, but in much of a swell, a monohull ship is better.

Cross-deck torsion is a killer, as is the lack of hull volume for accommodation and services. The motion in a seaway is a problem too - catamarans are much jerkier than monohulls, which would make air operations difficult.


12 posted on 02/24/2021 12:34:32 PM PST by ferret_airlift
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To: ferret_airlift

“There are reasons those haven’t been made.”

Thank you that was very interesting.

My career Navy father often said, “Only believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear.”

I know nothing of the provenance of this article, I received from a friend.
Much of the internet is either bait or camouflage.

And it only gets worse.


28 posted on 02/24/2021 1:05:10 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: ferret_airlift

Other than sailing downwind, Catamarans suck.


33 posted on 02/24/2021 1:13:26 PM PST by woodbutcher1963
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