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- From: Don Palmrose <dpe@inel.gov>
- Subject: Re: Carrier info.wanted !
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- Organization: INEL EG&G Idaho
- References: <C17vx9.F80@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 17:41:08 GMT
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- From Don Palmrose <dpe@inel.gov>
-
- In article <C17vx9.F80@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>, Stefan Kronkvist INF <skronkvi@aton.abo.fi> writes:
- >
- > I am looking for general aircraft-carrier information.
- >
- > 1) How many carriers do UK,USA and France have? (names if possible)
-
- For US carriers, I'm not quite sure how many are left but I'll give it a shot
- (I don't have a Jane's Fighting Ship handy)
-
- Saratoga, Forrestal, Enterprise, Ranger, Kitty Hawk, Independence,
- Kennedy, Nimitz, Vinson, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Lincoln
-
- Am I missing 2 more? Lexington may only be used for training now.
-
- [mod note -- Lexingtion is going to be de-commissioned (or may have been
- already, and Forrestal is taking her place.
-
- You missed the Constellation (part of the JFK/Kitty Hawk class)
-
- Midway was on it's way back from Japan to be de-commissioned
-
- Steve]
-
- > 2) What kind of aircrafts are they using at their carriers?
-
- US naval aircraft are:
- F-14 interceptor
- F/A-18 fighter/bomber
- A-6 bomber
- EA-6B electronic countermeasures
- S-3 ASW turbojet aircraft
- SH-3 ASW helo
- SH-60 ASW helo
- E-3 early warning radar plane
- C-2 cargo/transport plane
-
- > 3) What kind of defensive weaponry is usually fitted on a carrier (exept
- > for the planes of course)?
-
- US carriers have:
- Phalanx CIWS
- NATO Sea Sparrow
- Older ships might have 2 to 4 5"Mk48s if they have not been removed
-
- > 4) Did UK use their carrier(s) at the 'Falklands-War'?
-
- Yes
-
- > 5) When is the average western carrier built (-50:s -60:s ...)?
-
- All US carriers are now from the mid-1950's and later.
-
- > 6) Are there any major differenses between British,French and US carriers.
-
- Yes, the US carriers are much bigger coming in at about 96K tons fully loaded.
-
- >
- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- > Stefan Kronkvist skronkvi@aton.abo.fi
- > Abo Akademi University
- > Finland
- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >
-
- Don Palmrose
- "There are only two kinds of ships.... Those that project power onto shore
- and those that either protect or support the power projectors."
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