Posted on Apr 7, 2017
Sea monsters: Is this the new age of the aircraft carrier?
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England is actually building an Aircraft carrier again. They almost sold their old carriers to Austrialia in the early 80s but The Falklands war prevented that. England ruled the waves in WW1 and WW2 and now their navy may actually grow!
Sea monsters: Is this the new age of the aircraft carrier?
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The Ford class is going to be the last class of supercarriers as we know them now. Once unmanned drones replace manned vehicles, the ships will shrink dramatically. Having said that, I had to chuckle at 'Sea Monsters'. Carriers are actually pretty small in the world of big ships. Most VLCC's are 2, 3, 4 times their size by deadweight tonnage, and ULCCs will DWARF them, make them look like a toy in a bath tub. Hell that ore carrier that sank last week was 3x the size of one.
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SN Greg Wright
Very Large Ore Carrier 'Stellar Daisy' Sinks in South Atlantic – gCaptain | RallyPoint
Those that go down to the sea...For reference, this ship is roughly 3 times the size of a carrier, by deadweight tonnage. Fair winds and following seas, Sailors.
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CPT Jack Durish
We went on a Disney cruise last year and the Disney Fantasy we sailed on was 1,115 feet. I understand there are other even larger cruise ships.
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SN Greg Wright
CPT Jack Durish - She's got about 30k tons on a carrier. And yep, there's bigger ones. Though you wouldn't catch me on those sardine cans.
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LTC (Join to see) SN Greg Wright Royal Caribbean's Oasis class ships are monstrosities as well. Not just in their size but in the amount of waste they produce.
http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do?shipCode=OA
http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do?shipCode=OA
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SN Greg Wright
Yeah those are 2.5 times bigger than a carrier. Nearly the same size as that ore carrier.
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The CV club is quite exclusive - a status symbol for many nations. Including the various "helicopter carriers" and "amphibious helicopter decks" there are only about 14 nations. They being: Australia, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, Egypt, France, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Turkey will likely be admitted next, and Argentina remains a has been and likely "wanna be".
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