Re: Amphibious Design 1/95

Date:         Fri, 13 Jan 1995 11:19:57 CST
Sender:       DESIGN-L "Basic and applied design" (Art and Architecture)
From:         carr0023@gold.tc.umn.edu
Subject:      Re: Amphibious Design

 
	    JANE'S American Fighting Ships of the 20th Century  Mallard, c.91
      _____________________________________________________________________
      - plans, sectional elevations, and photographs of each ship 1900/1990
      - Contents: Preface, Forward, General Information, Battleships,
        Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers, Torpedo Boats; destroyers,
        destroyer escorts and frigates, Submarines, Amphibious Forces,
        Mine Warfare Forces, Gunboats, Tenders, US Coast Guards, Index.

 
            .             p. 89  Aircraft Carriers,
        ____|____         1 Nuclear-Powered Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVAN):
           \|/
        ____|____                      "ENTERPRISE" Type   length, ft 1040
           \|/                                             beam, ft 133
           /_\
          (>>>)                         4 catupults, steam
        ___)_(___                       3 BPDMS Missile Launchers
        |||||||||                       approx. 95 Aircraft
         |_|___|
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          Main Engines, 4 geared steam turbines (Westinghouse);
          Nuclear Reactors, 8 pressurised-water cooled A2W (Westinghouse)
          Speed, knots, 35
          Complement, 3100 (162 officers, approx 2940 enlisted men) plus
                      2400 assigned to attack air wing for a total of 5500
                                            ____     ____
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  ____(|     |_____/   :::::::::::::::::::\\:::::\\::       \______________
  |           :::::\\:::::||=--------------\\-----\\: ||__________________|_
  |   :::::\\:::::::\\:::::::::::::::::::   \\         |__________________|_
  | ::::::::\\:::::::\\     _____                     ||      ____________|
  |_________ \\:::::__\\__  |/%\|  ______       ______       /
           (|_\\__  |     \ |\%/|  |     \      |     \     /
                  |_|______|__|____|______|___o_|______|___/    plan of a
                                                                floating
                                                                airport
  "The ~Enterprise was the largest warship ever built at the
  time of her construction and will be rivalled in size only
  by the nuclear-powered "Nimitz" class ships. The ~Enterprise
  was authorised in the Fiscal Year of 1958 new construction
  programme. She was launched only 19 months after her keel was
  laid down.

 
  The ~Enterprise was flagship of Task Force One during Operation
  Sea Orbit when the carrier, the nuclear-powered cruiser ~Long~Beach
  (CGN 9), and the nuclear-powered frigate ~Bainbridge (DLGN 25)
  circumnavigated the world, in 1964, cruising more than 30 000 miles
  in 64 days (underway 57 days) without refueling.

 
  The cost of the ~Enterprise was $451 000 000.

 
  The Fiscal Year 1960 budget provided $35 000 000 to prepare plans
  and place orders for components of a second nuclear-powered carrier,
  but the project was deferred."

 
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  "DESIGN. Built to a modified "Forrestal" Class design    section/elevation
  The most distinctive feature is the island structure. Nuclear propulsion
  eliminated requirement for smoke stack and boiler air intakes, reducing
  size of superstructure, and reducing vulnarability to battle damage,
  radio-activity and biological agents. Rectangular fixed-array radar
  antennaes ("billboards") are mounted on sides of island; electronic
  countermeasures (ECM) antennaes ring cone-shaped upper levels of island
  structure. Fixed antennaes have increased range and performance (see
  listing for cruiser ~Long~Beach). The ~Enterprise has four deck-edge
  lifts, two forward of island and one aft on starboard side and one aft on
  port side (as in "Kitty Hawk" class)."

 
  <aesthetic comparison of Le Corbusier to Ocean Liner; e-aesthetic>