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From: thornley@visi.com (David Thornley)
Date: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: USS Ranger: ever used in combat?
From: thornley@visi.com (David Thornley)
Date: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: USS Ranger: ever used in combat?
In article <5dttj.57751$Pv2.13168@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net>,
Branek
>
>Was it lack of elevators and the size of the one elevator that were
>problematic for Ranger? Maybe the Ranger's beam was too small?
>
The beam wasn't too small, being only slightly smaller than Yorktown
or Wasp, and wider than an Independence. The elevator would have been
a real problem.
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