I Got Lucky!!! Scratch one Carrier!!!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by danurve

R. Lee Ermey is never that polite.

GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME, MAGGOT!!!

[danurve]

R. Lee Ermey is never that polite.

When addressing the Captain of a boat, even Sgt. Hartman would know how to avoid the eastern front.

[LeafsFan]

Well Done!!

HB

[LeafsFan]

Originally Posted by danurve

That would give you the creeps for sure.

HB

[bookworm_020]

Picture is comming!! Will be posted tomorrow. I'm currently in trouble on my forth patrol, with three destroyers and an elco giving me hell for winging a lage cargo ship in the convoy!! It's not looking good

[bigboywooly]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

"During the war twenty-two U.S. Navy fleet carriers (CVs) and nine small aircaft carriers (CVLs) served in World War II. Eight ships were built before the war started and the rest were built during the war.

During the war two classes of ships were built:

• The Essex Class - largest class of carriers ever built (26 were completed)
• The Independence Class - most were converted from light cruisers during construction (9 were completed) "

By my count that's 66. Not including those sunk during the war. Not quite 100.

The US had by the end if the war built 117 Escort carriers

31 given to the UK and 6 sunk during the war

They had built ( including carriers available at war start ) 34 fleet carrriers by the end of the war with 4 sunk

Which if my maths serve me correct is 110 at war end

Wheras the Uk had by the end of the war built 24 fleet carriers ( including carriers available at war start ) and also built another which went to Canada
5 were sunk

Escort carriers were 44 in number with 2 sunk
And 17 merc conversions - none sunk

Which meant 80 by the war end

According to uboat.net anyway
Didnt count the ships never completed ( US=2 ) or finished as maintenance ships ( UK=2 )

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

The US had by the end if the war built 117 Escort carriers

31 given to the UK and 6 sunk during the war

They had built ( including carriers available at war start ) 34 fleet carrriers by the end of the war with 4 sunk

Which if my maths serve me correct is 110 at war end

Wheras the Uk had by the end of the war built 24 fleet carriers ( including carriers available at war start ) and also built another which went to Canada
5 were sunk

Escort carriers were 44 in number with 2 sunk
And 17 merc conversions - none sunk

Which meant 80 by the war end

According to uboat.net anyway
Didnt count the ships never completed ( US=2 ) or finished as maintenance ships ( UK=2 )

You...you mean something I found on the internet isn't correct?! The internet is always correct! :rotfl:

Thanks for setting me straight. I had no idea they built so many. I was even surprised by the 66 number.