Aircraft Carrier
USS Lexington (CV-16) on Deck
USS Lexington (CV-16) was the eighth ESSEX class aircraft carrier authorized by the US Navy during World War Two. Named for the earlier carriers Lexington (CV-2) lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, this new ship joined the fleet in early 1943.
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A Preliminary Analysis of Advance Appropriations as a Budgeting Method for Navy Ship Procurements
A companion piece to Options for Funding Aircraft Carriers that examines the pros and cons of applying advance appropriations across a broader segment of the Navy shipbuilding program than just aircraft carriers.
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Aircraft Carriers
This vivid volume describes the fascinating history of aircraft carriers, first deployed successfully in World War I by the Imperial Russian Navy, and indispensable to the Allied victory in World War II, now the strategic centerpiece of the world's most powerful navies.
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The Great Ships: The Aircraft Carriers
Developed by the U.S. Army during WWI, aircraft carriers have since become the most powerful vessels at sea, with more firepower at...
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Carrier Clash: The Invasion of Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Eastern Solomons August 1942
Beginning with detailed descriptions of the history of the aircraft carrier, the development of carrier-air tactics, the training of carrier pilots, and numerous operational considerations that defined the way carrier battles had to be fought, Carrier Clash takes the reader into
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FH/F2H Banshee in action
In 1943, the US Navy looked to the future and requested a jet fighter designed for operating off aircraft carriers. The recently formed McDonnell Aircraft Company designed the XFD-1 to meet this requirement.
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