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Nonskimmer
Captain
Oh helicopters we've got, as well as maritime patrol aircraft. I'm talking about a real naval air arm. We haven't had an aircraft carrier since 1970. 
GermansRGeniuses
Tech Sergeant
Woah, even Brasil has one of those!
Actually, there's a chance we have two, but I think the first has been decommissioned...
Anyway, it was bought from the French, but I'd say their technology (especially nuclear - something like over 75% of their electrical energy is nuclear powered; if that's not efficient, I don't know what it!) is still rather fair...
Whaddya know, the first one is ex-English! (Though it was indeed deactivated, in 2002)
Okay, the one we have now is not nuclear, as I recently discovered, but was formerly Foch...
Actually, there's a chance we have two, but I think the first has been decommissioned...
Anyway, it was bought from the French, but I'd say their technology (especially nuclear - something like over 75% of their electrical energy is nuclear powered; if that's not efficient, I don't know what it!) is still rather fair...
Whaddya know, the first one is ex-English! (Though it was indeed deactivated, in 2002)
Okay, the one we have now is not nuclear, as I recently discovered, but was formerly Foch...
Nonskimmer
Captain
Foch was originally a French carrier.
Canada's last carrier was HMCS Bonaventure. It was originally laid down as a British fleet carrier that was never completed. Along comes Canada, and we buy it. It's then completed and commissioned into the RCN as the "Bonnie", equipped with second hand USN F2-H Banshee fighters. (In the finest Canadian tradition, of course.](/forum/images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall ](*,)")
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In any event, that was our last fling with aircraft carriers. Just when we were getting good at it. *sigh*
Canada's last carrier was HMCS Bonaventure. It was originally laid down as a British fleet carrier that was never completed. Along comes Canada, and we buy it. It's then completed and commissioned into the RCN as the "Bonnie", equipped with second hand USN F2-H Banshee fighters. (In the finest Canadian tradition, of course.
)In any event, that was our last fling with aircraft carriers. Just when we were getting good at it. *sigh*
GermansRGeniuses
Tech Sergeant
GermansRGeniuses said:
"Foch was a French carrier. "
Nonskimmer
Captain
Indeed. How about that.
Nonskimmer
Captain
We've done operations with the current British carriers, on occasion. Canucks and Kippers always get along famously! 
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admitily our carriers are small and we only have three of them (HMS Ocean IS NOT an aircraft carrier despite her apperance as one, she is in fact an anphibious assult ship) but the ones were have aren't bad, but you have to remember they were built around the harrier so they didn't have to be big, and we're getting some bigger ones in 2012 i believe..................
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no we have 3 aircraft carriers and HMS Ocean, which looks like an aircraft carrier but isn't............
HMS Invincible
HMS Illustrious
HMS Ark Royal
HMS Invincible
HMS Illustrious
HMS Ark Royal
cheddar cheese
Major General
American Carriers are way better... BIGGER=BETTER
How is that then, CC. Bigger = Bigger target, bigger crew, more people to die when it gets hit. Royal Navy Carriers don't need to be big, we have the Harrier.
"You Brits gave us the angled deck, the mirror sight and the steam catapult. And now you've taken it all away!" Some crazy Yank admiral when watching a Harrier take off from his ship.
"You Brits gave us the angled deck, the mirror sight and the steam catapult. And now you've taken it all away!" Some crazy Yank admiral when watching a Harrier take off from his ship.
Nonskimmer
Captain
Well, the US carriers can and do operate rather large air wings, consisting of the whole range of aircraft types: fighters/attack planes, AWACS, ASW, ECM, tankers, utility, helicopters.
Size in this case means versatility and a lot of power! From what I understand, Britain's new carriers are supposedly going to follow more or less the same philosophy, albeit scaled down somewhat.
Size in this case means versatility and a lot of power! From what I understand, Britain's new carriers are supposedly going to follow more or less the same philosophy, albeit scaled down somewhat.
Medvedya
Master Sergeant
Hate to say it, but if we'd had a big carrier during the Falklands we could have many more planes in the air, and would have made mincemeat of the Argentinian air force. Nothing would have got through to attack the task force. I'm not saying the FAA didn't do a fantastic job as it was, but we probably wouldn't have lost a single ship with greater air power. It's the same old story of governments wanting to cut corners and then bitterly regretting it when they have to write those letters to the widows of H.M.S Sheffield and the other ships which were sunk or hit.
Nonskimmer
Captain
Proposed designs for the future HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. (Perhaps the first design?)
To be equipped primarily with this bad boy!
To be equipped primarily with this bad boy!
cheddar cheese
Major General
Nice! 8) Isnt that the new design for the Harrier jointly developed with the Americans or something?
Nonskimmer
Captain
It's called the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), and yes it's a joint US/UK venture.
Medvedya
Master Sergeant
Nice! Maybe this will be the first of more Anglo-American projects. It's only going to benefit everyone in the long-term.
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but there is a varient of the harrier, the Mk.7 that is also a joint development as the americans wanted it as well, can't say i blame them.............
