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- Article by Peter Kimenai
- Published on January 12th, 2025
American aircraft carriers of the Essex-class
Engineers started the design of the Essex-class aircraft carriers of the US Navy just prior to the start of World War 2 as soon as all previous limitations of the naval sea treaties had been rescinded. Shortly after the USA entered the war in 1941, the very first carrier of this class, USS Essex, entered service. A total of 24 have been built, 18 of which during World War 2. Through their innovative design and size, they soon played a pivotal role in the war, specifically in the Pacific, and paved the way for replacing the battleship as the backbone of any global naval force. Through successive modernisation programs, the Essex-class continued to play a key role in the US Navy throughout the 1950s and the early 1960s, until replaced by the US Navy's super carriers.
- Article by Peter Kimenai
- Published on January 12th, 2025
American aircraft carriers of the Essex-class
Engineers started the design of the Essex-class aircraft carriers of the US Navy just prior to the start of World War 2 as soon as all previous limitations of the naval sea treaties had been rescinded. Shortly after the USA entered the war in 1941, the very first carrier of this class, USS Essex, entered service. A total of 24 have been built, 18 of which during World War 2. Through their innovative design and size, they soon played a pivotal role in the war, specifically in the Pacific, and paved the way for replacing the battleship as the backbone of any global naval force. Through successive modernisation programs, the Essex-class continued to play a key role in the US Navy throughout the 1950s and the early 1960s, until replaced by the US Navy's super carriers.
- Article by Peter Kimenai
- Published on January 12th, 2025
American aircraft carriers of the Essex-class
Engineers started the design of the Essex-class aircraft carriers of the US Navy just prior to the start of World War 2 as soon as all previous limitations of the naval sea treaties had been rescinded. Shortly after the USA entered the war in 1941, the very first carrier of this class, USS Essex, entered service. A total of 24 have been built, 18 of which during World War 2. Through their innovative design and size, they soon played a pivotal role in the war, specifically in the Pacific, and paved the way for replacing the battleship as the backbone of any global naval force. Through successive modernisation programs, the Essex-class continued to play a key role in the US Navy throughout the 1950s and the early 1960s, until replaced by the US Navy's super carriers.
- Article by Peter Kimenai
- Published on January 12th, 2025
American aircraft carriers of the Essex-class
Engineers started the design of the Essex-class aircraft carriers of the US Navy just prior to the start of World War 2 as soon as all previous limitations of the naval sea treaties had been rescinded. Shortly after the USA entered the war in 1941, the very first carrier of this class, USS Essex, entered service. A total of 24 have been built, 18 of which during World War 2. Through their innovative design and size, they soon played a pivotal role in the war, specifically in the Pacific, and paved the way for replacing the battleship as the backbone of any global naval force. Through successive modernisation programs, the Essex-class continued to play a key role in the US Navy throughout the 1950s and the early 1960s, until replaced by the US Navy's super carriers.
- Article by Peter Kimenai
- Published on January 12th, 2025
American aircraft carriers of the Essex-class
Engineers started the design of the Essex-class aircraft carriers of the US Navy just prior to the start of World War 2 as soon as all previous limitations of the naval sea treaties had been rescinded. Shortly after the USA entered the war in 1941, the very first carrier of this class, USS Essex, entered service. A total of 24 have been built, 18 of which during World War 2. Through their innovative design and size, they soon played a pivotal role in the war, specifically in the Pacific, and paved the way for replacing the battleship as the backbone of any global naval force. Through successive modernisation programs, the Essex-class continued to play a key role in the US Navy throughout the 1950s and the early 1960s, until replaced by the US Navy's super carriers.
- Article by Peter Kimenai
- Published on January 12th, 2025
American Battleships
When the global naval arms race started in the early 1900s, the US Navy soon followed. This article describes how American battleships at first followed the design characteristics of the British HMS Dreadnought. It further expands on how battleship innovation during the 1920s and early 1930s was constrained by international naval treaties and therefore required some ingenuity from the naval engineers. With the advent of WW2 and the treaties having become redundant in the late 1930s, this ingenuity paved the way for a number of successive battleship classes that became a league of their own. However, the article also concludes that in the course of WW2, the primary role of the battleship was soon replaced by the aircraft carrier.
- Article by Peter Kimenai
- Published on January 12th, 2025
American Battleships
When the global naval arms race started in the early 1900s, the US Navy soon followed. This article describes how American battleships at first followed the design characteristics of the British HMS Dreadnought. It further expands on how battleship innovation during the 1920s and early 1930s was constrained by international naval treaties and therefore required some ingenuity from the naval engineers. With the advent of WW2 and the treaties having become redundant in the late 1930s, this ingenuity paved the way for a number of successive battleship classes that became a league of their own. However, the article also concludes that in the course of WW2, the primary role of the battleship was soon replaced by the aircraft carrier.
- Article by Peter Kimenai
- Published on January 12th, 2025
American Battleships
When the global naval arms race started in the early 1900s, the US Navy soon followed. This article describes how American battleships at first followed the design characteristics of the British HMS Dreadnought. It further expands on how battleship innovation during the 1920s and early 1930s was constrained by international naval treaties and therefore required some ingenuity from the naval engineers. With the advent of WW2 and the treaties having become redundant in the late 1930s, this ingenuity paved the way for a number of successive battleship classes that became a league of their own. However, the article also concludes that in the course of WW2, the primary role of the battleship was soon replaced by the aircraft carrier.
- Article by Peter Kimenai
- Published on January 12th, 2025
American Battleships
When the global naval arms race started in the early 1900s, the US Navy soon followed. This article describes how American battleships at first followed the design characteristics of the British HMS Dreadnought. It further expands on how battleship innovation during the 1920s and early 1930s was constrained by international naval treaties and therefore required some ingenuity from the naval engineers. With the advent of WW2 and the treaties having become redundant in the late 1930s, this ingenuity paved the way for a number of successive battleship classes that became a league of their own. However, the article also concludes that in the course of WW2, the primary role of the battleship was soon replaced by the aircraft carrier.
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