Remember when?

I am hoping for CVN78 to be named after USS America - recently sunk off east
coast.

"wdossel" wrote in message
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On 15 Aug 2005 14:31:47 -0700, wrote:


seem to remember when posts were in plain text too...

obramn: will the F35/JSF and maybe HV-22 lead new talk about building a
sea
control ship as a carrier replacement?

Yes I do remember..As for the Sea Control ship loaded with F-35's and
Osprey..Forget it..The CVN will continue as the lead ship of the Navy.
Last week the Navy cut the steel for the as yet unnamed CVN-78. Majoor
construction will start in 2 years.
...and here's hoping that it will be named Midway or Coral Sea...
Will Dossel
Last of the Steeljaws (VAW-122)

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:03:34 GMT, in rec.aviation.military.naval "Jim"
wrote:
"wdossel" wrote in message
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On 15 Aug 2005 14:31:47 -0700, wrote:


obramn: will the F35/JSF and maybe HV-22 lead new talk about building a
sea control ship as a carrier replacement?

Yes I do remember..As for the Sea Control ship loaded with F-35's and
Osprey..Forget it..The CVN will continue as the lead ship of the Navy.
Last week the Navy cut the steel for the as yet unnamed CVN-78. Majoor
construction will start in 2 years.

...and here's hoping that it will be named Midway or Coral Sea...

I am hoping for CVN78 to be named after USS America - recently sunk off east
coast.

I'm still holding out for LANGLEY (CV-1, CVL-27), LEXINGTON (CV-2, CV-16) or
UNITED STATES (CV-58).

That would've been, what, about 1938 or so?

"alumshubby" wrote in message
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That would've been, what, about 1938 or so?

1941.

...and here's hoping that it will be named Midway or Coral Sea...

....And NOT after any politician, living or dead less than 10 years!

--
Mike Kanze

"A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence."

-Brander Matthews

"wdossel" wrote in message
...
On 15 Aug 2005 14:31:47 -0700, wrote:


seem to remember when posts were in plain text too...

obramn: will the F35/JSF and maybe HV-22 lead new talk about building a
sea
control ship as a carrier replacement?

Yes I do remember..As for the Sea Control ship loaded with F-35's and
Osprey..Forget it..The CVN will continue as the lead ship of the Navy.
Last week the Navy cut the steel for the as yet unnamed CVN-78. Majoor
construction will start in 2 years.
...and here's hoping that it will be named Midway or Coral Sea...
Will Dossel
Last of the Steeljaws (VAW-122)

I thought the SBDs were replacing the Vindicators by then, but it
sounds like you were there, and I surely wasn't!

"alumshubby" wrote in message I thought the SBDs were replacing the
Vindicators by then, but it
sounds like you were there, and I surely wasn't!


Believe it ot not, the Gyrenes got the 1st operational SBD's in late 1940,
VMB-2, then VMB-1 in early 1941.
The Enterprise received the 1st SBD-2s, (VB-6) at the end of 1942, as well
as VB-2 on the Lexington. The Ranger got received SBD-3s (VS-41) in November
1942.

Mr Dossel Wrote ;
...and here's hoping that it will be named
Midway or Coral Sea... Will Dossel

Last of the Steeljaws (VAW-122)
USS Coral Sea My ship for two tours 65-67.
CAG 7.7 VF-!54 Rolling Thunder,
Don,..

Sorry , that should be VF- 154.

I don't know...USS UNITED STATES seems to be jinxed. First one cnx'd
by Truman administration, second one renamed to USS TRUMAN....

Actually, the *first* USS United States was a pretty successful ship,
including winning a rather well-known single-ship duel with HMS
Macedonian back in the War of 1812. Of course, she did come to a sad
end (as CSS United States, believe it or not).

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/s...u/u-states.htm