Aircraft carriers of the US Navy
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Characteristics
| ISBN-10 | 0851771599 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Hardcover ( round back binding ) |
| Special Features | • Dust jacket |
| Condition | Used - Like NEW |
| Author(s) | Stefan Terzibaschitsch |
| Publisher | Conway Maritime Press Ltd |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Published date | First published in 1978 Printed in 1980 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 21.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION NAVALE • AVIATION MILITAIRE • ENCYCLOPÉDIES |
Description
This is the first fully comprehensive book on the most powerful ships in the history of naval warfare. It covers all American fleet carriers - even those never completed - between the Langley (CV-1), a converted collier, and the latest nuclear-powered giants of the Nimitz class.
Details such as armament, electronics and camouflage schemes are organized systematically for easy reference, and a concise service history of each ship is illustrated with several photos per vessel and plans of every class, drawn to the international 1:1250 scale. The 320 plans pay particular attention to conversions and modifications, and many will be new to even the most avid enthusiast.
Extensive tabular appendices summarize all the important US naval aircraft types, and a section devoted to carrier air groups outlines the squadrons, numbers and types of aircraft embarked on US carriers throughout their service careers.
The author is a well-known authority on US warships and Aircraft Carriers is certain to join his other books as a standard reference. With the current super-carrier controversy holding up construction, this book could well be the final word on the US fleet carrier as currently understood.