| ID | 176324 |
| Title Proper | Aircraft Carriers |
| Other Title Information | Bigger Is Better |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Manvel, Talbot |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A number of Proceedings articles and commentaries in the past several years have advanced the idea of saving money and fulfilling the vision of “distributed maritime operations” by building a fleet of more, smaller, lighter ships. For aircraft carriers, that argument tends to take the shape of more “Lightning carriers”—based on the hull form of amphibious assault ships such as the USS America (LHA-6) class—and fewer nuclear-powered carriers of the Nimitz (CVN-68) and Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) classes. |
| `In' analytical Note | US Naval Institute Proceedings Vol. 146, No.9; Sep 2020: p.52-56 |
| Journal Source | US Naval Institute Proceedings 2020-09 146, 9 |
| Key Words | Aircraft carriers ; Galileo’s Cube–Square Law |