59,650 ton USS Forrestal, in building at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co yard; flight deck is 1036 ft long and 252 ft wide; 32 aircraft can be launched in 4 min from four British designed catapults; ship will have crew of 3500, and carry atom bombers, jet fighters and reconnaissance machines; fitment of three rudders and two outboard; five bladed propellers operating with two four bladed inboard; propelling machinery develops 200,000 hp. (see also Mar Eng v 60 n 1 Jan 1955 p 59-61)


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    Title :

    World's largest aircraft carrier


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    World's largest aircraft carrier

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1955


    World's largest aircraft carrier

    Thursfield, H.G. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1948