Just got this in my email, not something you see everyday, liked the comment "the only warships you don't see in the picture are the four nuclear powered subs providing protection"
http://jwvsw.org/carriers.pdf
Wow....just WOW!!!! Wonder where this little gathering occurred and when. And, how did they get all the photos, especially from in front of the steal jet....just amazing photos....
Excellent show. Thanks
Sarge69
Very impressive. Thank you for sharing.
luvmypets
Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC
Absolutely Awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!
In today's world large groupings of ships like this will be few and far between. Why? One sneak-first strike with a nuke and the whole fleet would be gone.
Our huge carriers work well against those without the resources to go after them. In a war with a power equal or nearly equal we would be better off with a bunch of smaller carriers scattered over a huge area of ocean. Lose one carrier like our giants or lose one small carrier with 2-3 more still out there to strike back.
Anyone remember the photograph from Dec 1944 in WW II they named "Murderers Row"? If Japan had developed an atomic bomb that kind of grouping would have never happened. And, it was just 3rd Fleet
http://www.navyhistory.org/2015/09/historical-murderers-row-photograph-at-ulithi-update/
Hi all, I saw the email and didn't realize that part or all (I really don't know) was from a movie. I was just amazed at all the ships and especially the carriers. You have to give me a break here, the US has more planes on one carrier than our whole air force has.
If anyone knows if some of the pictures are correct, I would like to know.
MTG44
Loc: Corryton, Tennessee
Did not know that the ship was built from scrap from the trade towers. Great story!
MikeMck
Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay
As a Navy vet who spent some time refueling those ships from an Oiler, I appreciated the images. Thanks for sharing!
Impressive to see three carrier battle groups at sea in one formation . But the FA-37 is total fiction !
I am a proud Canadian. BUT your shots and narrative moved me! Thanks for sharing some great shots.
John
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