Photos Aircraft Carriers

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[BravoZulu]

She was sold to a Chinese company for scrap. There are reports that it was actually bought by the Chinese in order to study the architecture and systems of a western aircraft carrier.

Very true mate, she wasn't finally scrapped until the early 2000's. They reverse engineered the entire launch/recovery systems

 

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U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushions (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit FIVE approach the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during routine operations with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the eastern Pacific on Friday.

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2021) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, prepares to enter the well deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaak Martinez)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2021) An MTVR 7-ton truck enters the upper vehicle deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during well deck operations. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brett McMinoway)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2021) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, enters the well deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during well deck operations in the Pacific Ocean. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Diffie)

 

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"Antiquated, but unbelievably effective," is how Captain Eric M. Brown of the Royal Navy described the Fairey Swordfish. The biplane was clearly an obsolete concept by the beginning of the Second World War; and so it is somewhat surprising that one biplane, the British Swordfish torpedo bomber, proved to be a highly effective weapon. The Swordfish remained in first line-service through the entire war in Europe.

It was a torpedo dropped by a Swordfish which disabled the mighty Germany battleship Bismarck, and it was the Swordfish that launched from a British carrier to strike the Italian fleet at Taranto. It should be noted, however, that the Swordfish did not face the kind of fighter opposition that American torpedo bombers typically experienced in the Pacific War.

 

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USS Forrestal taken from aboard the USS Salem in the Med (1957)!

 

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The Italian Navy’s carrier CAVOUR and the USN’s FORD training together last week, off the US East Coast.

 

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Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944: An emergency bridge manned on the after flight deck of USS Suwannee (CVE-27) after the escort carrier was attacked by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Leyte Gulf (80-G-270674).

 

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USS Altamaha (CVE-18). Crash landing of TBM Avenger (J26 of VC-66 Squadron) due to tail hook failure. Plane noses over against forward end of bridge.
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HMS Prince of Wales, at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard, Christmas 2019.

 

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HMS Unicorn seen from HMS Glory at Kure, Japan during the Korean war. A Hawker Sea Fury is parked in the foreground.

 

[Fish&Chips]

"Antiquated, but unbelievably effective," is how Captain Eric M. Brown of the Royal Navy described the Fairey Swordfish. The biplane was clearly an obsolete concept by the beginning of the Second World War; and so it is somewhat surprising that one biplane, the British Swordfish torpedo bomber, proved to be a highly effective weapon. The Swordfish remained in first line-service through the entire war in Europe.

They were so effective because they were unbelievably slow. German AA crew regularily overestimated the airspeed of the Swordfish and missed them instead of shooting them down.

 

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HMAS Melbourne launching her "crash test dummy" from her catapult in Garden Is, Sydney. It was a major, fun drawcard for all the sailors at GI at the time to see that funny little car getting launched into the oggin

 

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h97281 by Photograph Curator, on Flickr

USS Boxer (CV-21). Four F9F-2 "Panther" jet fighters roar past the carrier, with dive brakes, landing gear and arresting hooks down, preparing to land on board after returning from a mission over North Korea, 23 June 1951.
The planes and their pilots are from Fighter Squadron 721 (VF-721), a Naval Reserve squadron formerly based at Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois.

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USS Oriskany (CV-34) With a North American AJ-1 "Savage" attack plane on her flight deck. Photographed by W.M. Cox. The image is dated 29 August 1952, when Oriskany was operating off the U.S. west coast, preparing for her first Korean War deployment. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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F9F-2 from USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31), flying for first strike over Kyosen, Korea, 23 June 1952. Photographed by H.W. Clason.

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USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) Navy and Marine Corps ordnancemen load 5-inch rockets and napalm on USMC F4U-4B "Corsair" fighter-bombers, during operations off Korea in December 1950. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

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USS Philippine Sea (CV-47). Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" of Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) is fueled on the carrier's forward flight deck, during operations off Korean, circa 19 October 1950. At left are Vought F4U-4B "Corsair" fighter-bombers of Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.


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Ordnance crew arms a F4U “Corsair” with 50 Cal. Ammunition on flight deck of USS Boxer (CV 21) with Task Force 77 in Korea. Shown: Ordnanceman Second Class Francis L. Diamond on wing; and Airmen William J. Ewsuk and Joseph F. Bellina both kneeling. Photographed on 21 September 1950.


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USS Oriskany (CVA 34) entering San Diego Harbor, California, after completion of first tour of duty in Korean Wars. Starboard bow view, received on 18 May 1953.

 

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Looks like the Oriskany is ferrying some aircraft home.

 

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Looks like the Oriskany is ferrying some aircraft home.

Yep..that was quite normal in WWII & Korea...and Vietnam;

80-G-217729 by Photograph Curator, on Flickr

28 November 1941: USS Enterprise (CV-6) sailed from Pearl Harbor for Wake Island to ferry Marine aircraft to island. On 5 December 1941, USS Lexington (CV-2) would subsequently leave with Task Force 12 to ferry Marine Aircraft to Midway, leaving no carriers at Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese attacked on 7 December. Photograph may be retouched to eliminate radars. National Archives photograph, 80-G-217729.

80-G-266462 by Photograph Curator, on Flickr

USS Bogue (CVE 9) loading planes for ferry duty, at Pier 14, Staten Island, New York. Photographed January 16, 1944. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.



August 1965, Mayport, Florida, USS Boxer (LPH-4),formerly CVA-21, seen here just prior to departing for Vietnam with elements of the Army's First Cavalry Division on board. She carried 1200 personnel, 205 helicopters and 6 OV-1 airplanes to the combat zone. Aircraft on her flight deck include 6 OV-1 (dark colored-forward); 4 CH-54 (white-just forward of island); 56 CH-47 (dark colored-amidships and aft) and 36 UH-1 (white-amidships and forward). The remaining 109 helicopters are presumably stowed on Boxer's hangar deck. Official U.S. Army Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. US Navy photo # NH 97285



USS Boxer (LPH 4) in Da Nang Vietnam with elements of the Army's First Cavalry Division on board. She carried 1200 personnel, 205 helicopters and 6 OV-1 airplanes to the combat zone......circa 1965







USS Valley Forge (LPH-8), formerly CVA-45, underway in the Pacific ferrying aircraft to Vietnam, date unknown. Possibly 1965-1969. Photo source San Diego Air and Space Museum

 

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USS "Hancock" - CVA 19
Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy.
- photographed in Manila Bay, August 1975 -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)

 

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These are some "I was there photos". Yes I was . I was aboard USS Hancock(CVA-19) tied up across the pier from the Big"E". We watched these "turkeys" i.e. Tomcats get lifted aboard Enterprise. Along with VF-2 Tomcats. I think the whole evolution took about 2 1/2 hours...back in the day. Before most of those reading this were born.

428-GX-K-105897 by National Museum of the U.S. Navy, on Flickr

USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), 1974. View from behind a Fighter-Squadron One, VF-1, F-14A “Tomcat” fighter aircraft on a pier for loading onboard the carrier at Naval Air Station, Alameda, California. Photographed by PH2 Paul Burns, September 14, 1974 Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), 1974. View from behind a Fighter-Squadron One, VF-1, F-14A “Tomcat” fighter aircraft on a pier for loading onboard the carrier at Naval Air Station, Alameda, California. Photographed by PH2 Paul Burns, September 14, 1974 Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), 1974. View from behind a Fighter-Squadron One, VF-1, F-14A “Tomcat” fighter aircraft being tied down onboard the carrier at Naval Air Station, Alameda, California. Photographed on September 14, 1974 Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.