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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
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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Zumwalt "borrows" (and adapts) European carrier designs...
... instead of re-inventing the wheel in the 70's. The idea is to blend together, Zumwalt "cheaper decks" (SCS / VSS / CVV) and the too few carrier designs from Europe. To bolster NATO fleets on one side, and the USN on the other - more flattops on both sides of the Atlantic. That is...- Archibald
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- 1970s alternate history cold war naval sea systems command naval ship systems command navsea navships north atlantic treaty organisation royal navy united states navy western europe
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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FFG(X)
Fincantieri win the USN competition for the new frigate, 7,400t ship, HED propulsion, 16/17 knots cruise, 6,000 nm range ship, the GD/Navantia F100/Hobart variant, the Austal Independence LCS variant and unknown Ingalls design, they never released any info, lost out. USN budgeting $1,281... -
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US destroyer/frigate designs of the 60s & 70s
I have finished some simple drawings of US destroyer designs from the 1960s and 1970s. The drawings are based on sketches and artist renderings found in Norman Friedman's book "US Destroyers An Illustrated Design History". I find the nuclear frigate design (Typhoon) very interesting. Fishjay- fishjay
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- 1960s 1970s buships cold war navsea navships nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vessels united states navy
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Littoral Combat Ship - Freedom/Independence
Is the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) dead after Lockheed-Martin's USS Freedom (LCS-1) and General Dynamics/Austal USS Independence (LCS-2). The last I heard the US Navy was going to re-open bidding. Has the Navy decided to not resurrect this program or has it just not gotten around to sending its...