[Retain Mike]

Here is an article about USS Tripoli as it begins its first deployment with F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters. I guessed this ship would be similar to WW II carriers and it is. When commissioned eight days after the end of World War II, Midway, at 45,000 tons, was the same weight as the Tripoli, but 160 feet longer. This ship is a light carrier, but the Midway was the largest carrier afloat until 1955.

USS Tripoli (LHA-7)

https://www.bing.com/search?q=uss+tripoli&form=ANNTH1&refig=c87b8c2e3b30487aae98731bed316b8f

USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Midway_(CV-41)

[rlmorel]

This was a video done by a conservative pundit who I greatly admire, Bill Whittle on this subject:

The Lightning Carrier: American Greatness Captured in One Badass Power Platform

He is a conservative, and also an accomplished pilot with a lot of experience...very enjoyable to watch.

[ought-six]

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

[ought-six]

She is an America-class ship. According to the internet 11 are planned, of which 2 have been built (I assume those would be the USS America and the USS Tripoli), one is under construction.

Let’s hope the Dems don’t cancel the program.

[Dan in Wichita]

From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli...

[Mariner]

20 of the F-35s is formidable.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/04/us-navy-and-usmc-demonstrate-lightning-carrier-concept/

[PIF]

[rightwingcrazy]

I’m pleasantly surprised that they didn’t stick an embarrassing politically-correct name on it.