SaparotRob
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Something about seeing Enterprise, Yorktown and Kaga carrying out naval operations near the Sendaku(?) Islands would be pretty neat.
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I agree, if you haven't see this it's a good read, shows how near run things can get in war time --> Armoured Aircraft CarriersNagumo was lucky too. For whatever reason he opted to not put up a CAP whilst sailing around waiting for his scouts to report in. A strike from Ceylon could have got through, and we know that IJN carriers need only a single bomb to crack into a fireball.
Put me in charge, and with the intel Britain had Nagumo is toast, lol. Set a Ceylon trap for Nagumo, March 1942
You're preaching to the choir.I wouldn't mind a Wasp, Saratoga and Lexington either with an Essex thrown in for good measure. I really don't like major fleet units named after politicians no matter which side of the aisle they were from. Although I will say that the U. S. S. Theodore Roosevelt has a nice ring to it for some reason, for me at least.
Nice. I find it strange how the US names their carriers after politicians. The UK chooses military or character traits (Furious, Glorious, Invincible, Indefatigable, Victorious, etc), mythical themes (Hermes, Hercules, Leviathan, Colossus, Unicorn, Centaur, Perseus), wilderness themes (Eagle, Warrior, Pioneer), or places (Albion, Malta, Ocean).Okay this might be out of place. A new U.S.S. Enterprise is being built. Am I the only one who wants to see the next two named Yorktown and Hornet?
USS Roosevelt: CVN-71I wouldn't mind a Wasp, Saratoga and Lexington either with an Essex thrown in for good measure. I really don't like major fleet units named after politicians no matter which side of the aisle they were from. Although I will say that the U. S. S. Theodore Roosevelt has a nice ring to it for some reason, for me at least.
U.S. carriers had been named for famous ships or battles. When FDR passed, the "original" Coral Sea was renamed for him while under CV-42 was under construction.Nice. I find it strange how the US names their carriers after politicians. The UK chooses military or character traits (Furious, Glorious, Invincible, Indefatigable, Victorious, etc), mythical themes (Hermes, Hercules, Leviathan, Colossus, Unicorn, Centaur, Perseus), wilderness themes (Eagle, Warrior, Pioneer), or places (Albion, Malta, Ocean).
The two QE class break this tradition by naming the carriers after royals, but there was Ark Royal, meaning the Monarch's ship, and it makes sense for today's capital ships (carriers) to take the names of capital ships of old (battleships). Still, I can't imagine naming an aircraft carrier after Tony Blair, Thatcher or even Churchill.
He's my personal fave!USS Roosevelt: CVN-71
Named after the Bullmoose Republican himself.
The Brits have become timid and sensitive about their past battlefield successes, we're unlikely to see repeats of HMS Cressy, Nile, Boyne or Waterloo. The SSN HMS Trafalgar is gone, perhaps never to be repeated, but there is hope, as HMS Agincourt is soon to enter service.U.S. carriers had been named for famous ships or battles. When FDR passed, the "original" Coral Sea was renamed for him while under CV-42 was under construction.
I think we're running out of "good" presidents so I want to see three Yorktowns again. Am I asking for much?
So I guess WARSPITE is right out.The Brits have become timid and sensitive about their past battlefield successes, we're unlikely to see repeats of HMS Cressy, Nile, Boyne or Waterloo. The SSN HMS Trafalgar is gone, perhaps never to be repeated, but there is hope, as HMS Agincourt is soon to enter service.
Naming a RN submarine 'Agincourt'
Have no fear, Warspite lives on.So I guess WARSPITE is right out.
Even tho' it's one of those days, I now feel a bit better. Some names should not be forgotten.
It's interesting that one of the Dreadnought class is to be named King George VI. It's a shame the Queen Mum didn't get to see her late husband so honoured.Even tho' it's one of those days, I now feel a bit better. Some names should not be forgotten.
I wouldn't mind a Wasp, Saratoga and Lexington either with an Essex thrown in for good measure. I really don't like major fleet units named after politicians no matter which side of the aisle they were from. Although I will say that the U. S. S. Theodore Roosevelt has a nice ring to it for some reason, for me at least.
Hopefully the new HMS PoW can make it to Singapore and lay a wreath in name of her forebear.The first HMS Prince of Wales (of seven) was launched in 1765.
Was the Suez Canal widened at any point from the late 1920's to the past decade or two, or three?During WWII the Suez Canal had a navigation channel that (at low tide) was a minimum of 110 ft wide by 42'6" ft deep at the bottom, and 197 ft wide at a depth of 33 ft deep below the water's surface. It had a minimum shore-shore distance of 440 ft, but the shore-shore distance could be much greater along some of the canal (such as in the areas of the lakes).