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  1. Graham1973

    United States Navy - CVX (1940)

    A year before Pearl Harbour the USN commissioned a study into a 'tweaked' version of USS Wasp (CV-7) under the designation CVX, the principle changes were using only two aircraft elevators and the fitting of more powerful engines to give 32knots planned speed. Given what happened to USS Wasp the...
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    • 1940 aircraft carrier buc&r bueng bureau of construction and repair bureau of engineering bureau of ships buships early 1940s u.s. navy united states navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  2. Graham1973

    USN 1940's Flightdeck Oiler

    I was looking through the 1940's Springstyle Catalog and found this design for a ship designed to combine the tasks of fleet refueller and either escort carrier and/or aircraft ferry. Photo #: S-511-53 - "20 Knot Flightdeck Oiler - Preliminary Study"
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    • 1942 buc&r bureau of construction and repair bureau of ships buships early 1940s united states united states navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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