World-Wide Aircraft Carriers Site Announced by Freeper Jeff Head

World-Wide Aircraft Carriers ^ | 16 October 2005 | Jeff Head

[Jeff Head]

In the last months there has been a lot of interest expressed on FR about aircraft carriers. I have found that there is a lot of interest all over the net.

So, I created a web site about all of the World's Aircraft Carriers. It will surprise you how many countries operate at least one...and also how many are building large-deck Amphibious Assault ships.

Of course, no one holds a candle at this time to America's capabilities in this regard.

Please enjoy, and let me know what you think. I hope it serves as a resource for naval enthusiasts everywhere. Just click on the banner below and take a look:

[Eaker]

Jeff does some real good work!

But he won't drive to Texas to autogragh the Dragons Fury Collectors Edition that Squantos bought me for Christmas.

Unlike Matt who drove over here straight away when I bought a copy of his book!

Slacker!!

[SLB]

Interested?

[Eaker]

Fergot to ping you to this abuse!!

[Alamo-Girl]

It certainly is informative and a great resource!!! Thank you!

[doug from upland]

Doh. Of course.

[EGPWS]

The strategic, political, and preventive benefits are difficult to put a dollar sum to...until you fight a war, or lose some strategic resources or access because you didn't have them.

Nuclear powered, supported by other craft, and a military strategy to support a carrier has to be considered.

The US is superior in this aspect and just showing a fleet of carriers by numbers is vague and could give the impression that we have something to fear by it.

[tanknetter]

Any others here on the Freep Familiar with that story?

Yup. I've read "Shinano! The Sinking of Japan's Secret Supership" (written by the CO of the USS Archerfish who took the carrier out) several times. Great book, highly recommended.

The ship was out with a skeleton crew - mostly yard workers. DC capability was nonexistant, and the Yamato's (Shinano was the third Japanese Super BB hull) armored box had a significant weakness in its rigidity. Armor was pretty crappy too ... they have a section of unused Yamato armor captured after the war on display at the DC Navy Yard. It had been used in testing the effectiveness of USN 16" shells (I think it was even tested against the 45cal rifles on the NC/SoDak class, not the 50s on the Iowas). Full penetration with significant spalling and cracking. Brittle as all hell.

[csvset]

The Kennedy is homeported in Mayport, Florida.

[Jeff Head]

Oh...so that's the way it is, is it?

...and my pic isn't even showing up very well either.

Oh well...sucking hind tit again.

Next time I am down Texas way (could be spring)...we got an eat to hold...steak or BBQ on me...and I'll bring a pen with me too.

[Jeff Head]

Thanks! Great info. I will have to get that book!

[Jeff Head]

Yes it is...my bad. Thanks for the correction.

[Squantos]

Every copy I got from Jeff was autographed.....what are ya doing lining yer canary cage with the pages ?

[Jeff Head]

hehehe...lining th ecanary cage...lol! Here we go.

It didn't hurt that Armadillo was right on the road to my home twenty...but hey...Eaker if you would just move Houston the problem would be solved!

[RoadTest]

I can't find the Ronald Reagan there. Did that ship go into service yet? Is there such a carrier? (I know - somebody always finds fault! Sorry)

[tanknetter]

Global Security has a LOT of good info. I have considered doing something similar...but listing all of the names with them. That graphic is missing a few but makes the point very effectively.

Yup. HazeGray.org too, especially on the historical side.

What seems to be missing is a good site that has really current and up-to-date information. Especially given what the Indians are doing with the Gorshkov and their indig ship, as well as what the Brits are doing with the QEs. It would be a great area for you to fill.

Good luck!

[neutronsgalore]

I wonder what would be a good name for CVN-78 (CVN-21 program)? Hmm...EXOTIC defensive weapons eh? Lasers? An excellent website. I wonder what the production rate would be for the new class of carriers, and whether they're smart enough to put the Nimitz-class ships in mothballs and not scrap/scuttle them. I'd like to see a CVN-78 class ship commissioned every two years after the first. Do we have the industrial capacity left to manange that?

[Phsstpok]

Still doesn't track, unless I'm thinking of the wrong place as the Cape of Good Hope, which is located near Cape Town, South Africa, at the far southern tip of Africa.

Med to Suez exits on the Indian Ocean side of Africa via the Gulf of Aden. Why travel down the eastern coast of Africa, round the Cape of Good Hope to the Atlantic side and then go back to China via the Indian Ocean?

I'm thinking the original source was mistaken and was incorrectly referring to the easternmost point in Somalia, the transition from the Gulf of Aden to the Indian Ocean, as the Cape of Good Hope. Closest I can find to a name for this point is Cape Guardafui.

Is there another point referred to as the Cape of Good Hope other than the area off of Cape Town, South Africa?

Oh, in case I didn't mention it, great site.

[Jeff Head]

Thanks. There is a link to the Vikramaditya on the site, thats the INS Gorshkov update.

I will put other carriers on there (including the UK's new ones) as their construction begins.

[Eaker]

LOL!!

I grabbed the pic off yer site and it is bigger than Matt's pic!

I would be honored to have lunch with you. It will be at my place and on me as nobody's BBQ matches mine, even in Texas!

As usual Squantos ain't invited!

[Squantos]

I was almost certain you autographed each on I got from ya to give as gifts.....

I think our new Texas governor is wrong on this one....