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- "a425couple" wrote:
(A "whitet" posted this below on shwwwii, IMHO it's a very
interesting & informative read. Also plenty of pictures
and some good diagrams of aircraft carrier & damage.)

Sixty-four years ago - CV-13 Franklin was hit by two bombs
herehttp://www.researcheratlarge.com/Ships/CV13/1946DamageReport.html
This report includes very details description of the damage as well as --

-Thank you! A very impressive document...but not as impressive as what
-it describes. Aside from the heroism, consider the vast value this
-information has had in building better ships and training procedures.
-It is this kind of thing that most clearly justifies the existence of
-security classification.

I am glad you enjoyed it (all credits to "whitet").
On a similar vein, about a year ago I read a fairly
similar type thing you might enjoy, done by US after the fact on
several IJN ships - Yamato, Mushasi, Tahio & Shinano,
(found wiki - Shinano - near bottom of artical
"Reports of the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan, Ship and Related
Targets")

http://www.fischer-tropsch.org/prima...t%20S-06-2.pdf