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  1. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    Early 1950s Plans for Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships

    Stumbled across some early 1950s NATO documents concerning the defensive arming and equipping of Merchant Ships. SGS.1 and the 4" Mk 25 are briefly mentioned, although unsurprisingly the vast majority of equipment intended for DEMS was supposed to come from US stocks. There are more documents...
    • A Tentative Fleet Plan
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    • armed merchant ships armed merchantman cold war defensively equipped merchant ships early 1950s great britain north atlantic treaty organisation royal navy trade division (royal navy) united states united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  2. K

    Carrier/Liner hybrid

    from Flight Global 31mar2015 -75 years ago: "The US maritime Commission is calling tenders for the Construction of two luxury liners which are capable of conversion into aircraft carriers. Speed is stated to be 24 knots and they are intended for operation in the Pacific." I guess this...
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    • 1920s 1939 1940 4p 4 aircraft carrier british commonwealth british empire director of naval construction (royal navy) directorate of naval construction early 1940s great britain interwar period late 1930s ocean liner ships taken up from trade stuft trade division (royal navy) united states united states maritime commission united states navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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