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  1. YourChair

    American Postwar 14-inch rocket, "Richard"

    In the US Carriers book, Friedman mentions that after the war, considerations had to be made in carrier designs for a "14-inch rocket", that did not progress far enough to enter service: The only information on this rocket I could find comes from the Wikipedia article on the Tiny Tim: (I would...
    • YourChair
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    • aircraft carrier buord bureau of ordnance bureau of ships buships cold war late 1940s post-world war ii rockets united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  2. YourChair

    USS Iwo Jima (Essex-class carrier) proposed redesign 1945

    The Iwo Jima (CV-46) of the Essex class was cancelled incomplete after the war. But according to Friedman, there were plans to redesign the ship to alleviate the deficiencies of the Essex class (the plans died with the cancellation of the carrier): Does anyone have information on this redesign?
    • YourChair
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    • 1945 aircraft carrier bureau of ships buships carrier early 1940s post-world war ii united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  3. C

    SCB.100 class cvs

    I was curious to see if there had been any drawings of this paper ship plan. Basically a anti sub/ trade lane protector ship for th usn, 20 s-3 in 2 squadrons plus 4-8 small anti snuper aircraft (presumably a-4 but no design specified) and 16 sea kings, to be biult in the 70's to replace the...
    • Cjc
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    • 1970s aircraft carrier anti-submarine warfare bureau of ships buships carrier cold war late 1960s naval sea systems command naval ship systems command navsea navships nuclear powered vessels united states united states navy
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. JFC Fuller

    D1W Surface Ship Reactor

    I have found three readily available sources referencing this reactor, either directly or indirectly: Rickover and the Nuclear Navy, Francis Duncan, 1990 American destroyers and Frigates, Norman Friedman, 1982 Deciding to Buy: Civil-military Relations and Major Weapons Programs, Quentin E...
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    • aec bureau of ships cold war energy research and development administration naval reactor naval reactors branch naval reactors facility naval sea systems command united states united states navy
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Propulsion
  5. F

    Multipurpose Orenda OT-4 gas turbine

    In early 1960, Orenda Engines, a division of Avro Canada, began to develop a gas turbine to meet a U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships specification for the development of engines for a new type of minesweeper. The Canadian company and two American companies, including Ford Motor, received development...
    • fortrena
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    • bureau of ships canada cold war gas turbine united states army united states navy
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Propulsion
  6. Graham1973

    United States Navy - Aircraft Carrier 'Scheme A' (1941)

    From the third volume of the US Navy's 'Springstyle' plan books is one of the designs the US Navy looked at during the design process that led to the Midway Class Carriers. The design work was actually completed after the 'Scheme B' design which will be the feature of a future post. This one...
    • Graham1973
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    • aircraft carrier bureau of ships buships early 1940s united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  7. P

    Drawings / art work of USS Long Beach (CGN-9) as original frigate design?

    I was reading about USS Long Beach (CGN-9). It stated that she was first laid out to be a smaller frigate, but expanded to a cruiser hull due to the ship being slated for the Regulus nuclear cruise missile and later, 4 launching tubes for the Polaris SLBM! Does anyone know if there are any...
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