I stumbled across this interesting HEXAGON shot of two, maybe three (upper left), carriers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on June 16, 1971. I haven't researched these but I'm sure you all will be faster than I am.
USS Ronald Reagan at Puget Sound for an overhaul. Note the patrol boats on her deck. I guess they figured this was the easiest way to get them somewhere.
Quote from: Blackstar on 10/14/2024 12:31 amUSS Ronald Reagan at Puget Sound for an overhaul. Note the patrol boats on her deck. I guess they figured this was the easiest way to get them somewhere.So when they reach their assigned patrol location, those boats get launched into the water via the catapult? (Just kidding).
Showing up in synthetic aperture radar.https://twitter.com/boxMica/status/1682441628047273998/photo/1China Set to Launch Massive New Aircraft Carrier (F.K.A. Floating hotel casino) Almost as Big as US Navy’s USS Gerald FordThe Fujian is 1,036 feet long with a displacement of 70,000 tons, and can carry up to 40 J-15 fighters. The Chinese navy is preparing to launch its third (SB: FOURTH)? aircraft carrier — its largest warship ever, which is nearly as long as the US Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford.4 hours agohttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-set-to-launch-massive-new-aircraft-carrier-almost-as-big-as-us-navy-s-uss-gerald-ford/ar-AA1gIA16?ocid=weather-verthp-feeds#:~:text=The%20Fujian%20is%201%2C036%20feet,to%2040%20J%2D15%20fighters&text=The%20Chinese%20navy%20is%20preparing,Navy's%20USS%20Gerald%20R.%20Ford. Past PLA Floating hotel casinosChina launches third aircraft carrier in military advanceFujian unveiled amid heightened tensions with US over self-ruled TaiwanAgence France-Presse in ShanghaiFri 17 Jun 2022 05.52 EDT...the Fujian #3 is more technically advanced than the other Chinese carriers.It is the “first catapult aircraft carrier wholly designed and built by China”, said the state broadcaster CCTV.China has two other aircraft carriers in service. The Liaoning #1was commissioned in 2012, and the Shandong #2 entered service in 2019.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/17/china-launches-third-aircraft-carrier-military-advance-us-fujian-taiwan The Long, Strange Trip of China’s First Aircraft Carrier http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/03/the-long-strange-trip-of-chinas-first-aircraft-carrier-liaoning/...In a series of stories published in January, reporter Minnie Chan detailed how army basketball star-turned-business tycoon Xu Zengping purchased the Varyag from a shipyard in Ukraine —Liaoning (Varyag) Aircraft Carrier – SinoDefence https://sinodefence.com/liaoning-varyag-class/China purchased the unfinished ex-Soviet Navy aircraft carrier Varyag from ... for US$20 million for conversion into a floating Casino and amusement park. It would be very cool to visit one of these casinos, because I love the atmosphere. I even searched https://kaszinoworld.com/legjobb-kifizetes-online-kaszinok/ for good bonuses to play with, and found quite a lot of them. The inside story of the Liaoning: how Xu Zengping sealed deal for ...www.scmp.com › News › ChinaSouth China Morning PostJan 19, 2015 - The Xu family: From basketball to the aircraft carrier business .... that they would turn the vessel into the world's largest floating hotel and casino.
It's crazy to think how what was once intended to be a "floating casino" is now part of China's growing military power. The Fujian being their most technically advanced carrier yet, especially with the catapult system, shows just how far they've come since the days of converting old Soviet carriers. Given the tensions in the region, especially around Taiwan, this latest carrier launch definitely feels like a statement.