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Good '55 video of new angled carrier decks... nice footage

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  1. Tcar

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    #1 Tcar, Nov 2, 2017
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    #2 Gatorrari, Nov 3, 2017
    Antietam was actually the first carrier to be converted to an angled deck.
     
  3. Tcar

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    #3 Tcar, Nov 4, 2017
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    Just read that... also, that the angled deck was devised by a British naval designer...

    Now, everyone but the US and France uses a 'ski-jump' deck for launching.
     

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