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...
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
... 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...
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
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
1960s
1970s
anti-air warfare
anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
area air defence
buships
cold war
destroyer
dlgn
frigate
frigates
navsea
navships
nuclear battlefield
nuclear powered vessels
united states navy
Images of a model from the US Navy concept formulation (CONFORM) submarine project from the late 1960s. CONFORM was a possible follow-on to the Permit (SSN 594) and Sturgeon (SSN 637) classes devised by Naval Sea Systems Command (NavSea) circa 1967-68. By November 1968, the initial CONFORM...
aec
atomic energy commission
attack submarine
buships
cold war
continuing concept formulation (conform)
navsea
navships
nuclear powered vessels
ssn
submarine
united states
united states navy
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