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To: Retain Mike

Looks like it is some 200 feet longer than the light fleet carriers of WWII.


3 posted on 05/03/2022 9:14:59 AM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: ought-six

I managed to mess up my math. Midway was 127 feet longer than the Tripoli when it was first commissioned. the Essex class carriers were about 20 feet shorter. The pilots who flew from WW II light carriers were fond of saying “which runway do you want me to use’ when landing on one of the CV’s.


10 posted on 05/03/2022 9:46:37 AM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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To: ought-six

Not fleet carriers. You might be referring to escort carriers. It is roughly the same length as an Essex Carrier.


13 posted on 05/03/2022 10:02:27 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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