essex class

Author's Note: This is a timeline that I've been working on that explores a different Cold War where the United States Navy is forced to maintain a larger carrier fleet, one that the Essex class continues to play a large role in. The first few posts won't focus on the class themselves, but are...

i found this here http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/usnshtp/cv/cv9-misc.htm it seems that the NAVY had Idea to use Essex or Ticonderoga class aircraft carrier and to converted them for launching space satellites into orbits not readily accessible from launch sites in the United States...