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marble falls

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7. You're half right. They're classified CVN if they're nuke. Ask an old line nuclear machinist mate ..

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #6)

Fri Jun 11, 2021, 02:32 PM

Jun 2021

like me. And CV, CVL, CVE ...

It's an aircraft carrier. It carries aircraft, there's runway painted on it. The Marines on it assault from aircraft. There a flight control space, and they have arresting cables to stop newer generation fighters from over running the deck in an emergency landing.

The designation has more to do with mission than the ship.

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I do wonder if sarisataka Jun 2021 #2

You really do not want to see the list of USN incidents, including a dockside fire that ... marble falls Jun 2021 #3

amphibious assault ship, not an aircraft carrier. NutmegYankee Jun 2021 #4

Marine Air Assault Carriers are aircraft carriers ... marble falls Jun 2021 #5

Aircraft carrier refers to a specific type of US Navy ship, the CVN NutmegYankee Jun 2021 #6

You're half right. They're classified CVN if they're nuke. Ask an old line nuclear machinist mate .. marble falls Jun 2021 #7