guided missile aviation cruiser

  1. Brickmuppet

    USN Aviation Cruiser Concepts (CGV & MEU Studies)

    I cross-posted this at the Warships Projects Board.... The 16th edition Norman Polmars' Ships and Aircraft of the US Fleet (pp89-90) mentions a number of unusual carrier proposals being looked at at by the bottom up review at the time of publishing (1997). They range from an "ultra large...
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    • 1980s cold war cruiser guided missile aviation cruiser swath united states united states navy us navy
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  2. uk 75

    RN 1962: Escort Cruiser versus Type 82 with helo

    In Friedman's book on British Destroyers and Frigates there is an interesting account of how the Royal Navy looked at the competing virtues of two ships which are described but never illustrated. The first is a 10,000 ton escort cruiser armed with Seadart launchers front and aft and with a...
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    • 1960s anti-air warfare anti-submarine warfare area air defence cold war cruiser destroyer fleet air arm great britain guided missile aviation cruiser royal navy united kingdom
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  3. P

    Stretched Type 82

    In Rebuilding the RN Brown notes 'In 1967 consideration was given to a stretched Type 82 to replace the Tiger class as helicopter ships' (DEFE 16/617 (PRO)) Were any drawings made?
    • PMN1
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    • admiralty anti-submarine warfare atomic ships cold war cruiser fleet air arm great britain guided missile aviation cruiser harrier carrier late 1960s nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vessels royal navy sea harrier v/stol vstol carriers vtol
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  4. GTX

    British Carriers Commando Ships and Escort Cruisers 1963 to 1968

    Hi Folks, I am interested in information on the cancelled British CVA-01 carrier design. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thankyou in advance. Regards, Greg
    • GTX
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    • aircraft carrier amphibious warfare vessel anti-air warfare anti-submarine warfare area air defence cold war commando carrier cruiser fleet air arm great britain guided missile aviation cruiser helicopter carrier late 1960s north atlantic treaty organisation royal marines royal marines commandos royal navy v/stol aircraft vstol carriers vtol
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  5. sferrin

    Strike Cruiser from the 80s

    Any info on this? I'd forgotten all about it then it came up on another board. All I've been able to find is "A strike cruiser (proposed hull designator: CSGN) was a proposal from DARPA on the next generation of cruisers in the 1980's. It was to be a guided missile attack cruiser with a...
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    • cold war cruiser guided missile aviation cruiser heavy cruiser late 1970s nuclear powered vessels striker cruiser united states united states navy
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