"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
10/13/2019 at 19:15 • Filed to: Shiplopnik
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"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
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The NYT has a first-hand account of the discovery of the Wasp by Paul Allen’s ship, the Petrel. A gripping and emotional story.
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coqui70
> Just Jeepin'
10/13/2019 at 19:58 |
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A brief but interesting history for this one. Designed within treaty limitations that no-one else was following (especially the Germans and Japanese). She was too slow and unprotected, and it doomed her in the Pacific.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> coqui70
10/13/2019 at 21:19 |
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Problem was they wanted to cram 100 aircraft into a light carrier. Later in the war escort carriers with 33 aircraft were 12k tons