tbrandon517
commented
10 months ago BRITISH CVA-01 design could also be a suitable basis from exant DB units as designs are similar in size and capabilities and concept images are generally similar.
Open Loki1701e opened 10 months ago
tbrandon517
commented
10 months ago BRITISH CVA-01 design could also be a suitable basis from exant DB units as designs are similar in size and capabilities and concept images are generally similar.
DB Selector
Both
Baseline
USS Midway
Hypothetical
Yes
Name
aircraft carrier medium
Class
CVV
Country
US
Service
Navy
In Commission
never commissioned but wouldve served from the early 80s to the 2010s and beyond
Number in Service
0
Length (m)
281 m
Beam (m)
78.2 m
Draft (m)
78.2 m
Standard Displacement (t)
52,200 tons
Full Displacement (t)
62,427 tons
Empty Displacement (t)
No response
Complement
similar to midway
Max Sea State
similar to midway
Primary Propulsion Type
Steam
Propulsion
Steam turbines, two shafts, 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Fuel Capacity (kg)
No response
Flank Speed (kt)
29
Range (nm) at Speed (kt)
Sensors
an/sps-49 an/sps-48 an.slq-32
Mounts
aircraft carrier magazine 2 mk15 phalax ciws slq25 nixie mk36 srboc also may have had sea sparrow and later mk49 ram but was never built
Aircraft & Docking Facilities
similar to midway space for up to 65 aircraft
Comms/Datalinks
similar comms and datalinks of carriers of the 80s
Ship Codes
Nuclear Shock Resistant, Degaussed Steel Hull
Comments
Medium aicraft carrier designed to replace the midway class carriers and give the us a medium aircraft carrier that could supplement the larger supercarriers. never came to fruition as it wouldve taken from money for the nimitz class carriers.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_Carrier_(Medium)