CV A 58, to be built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co for U S Navy; vessel's 1030-ft flight deck designed to handle planes weighing over 100,000 lb, landing with impact forces as high as 500, 000 lb; elevators to transfer planes between hangar and flight decks located along ship's sides, with larger elevator at after end of flight deck; 280,000-hp engine installation will drive hull at approximately 33 knots.


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    Title :

    Aircraft carrier for atomic age to be world's largest ship


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipg Rev



    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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