Naval Showdown: What Happens When a Battleship Fights an Aircraft Carrier?
If you are the captain of an aircraft carrier, these are the words you do not want to hear: “Enemy battleship in sight!” Yet on June 8, 1940, the British aircraft carrier HMS discovered why carriers should need to stay far away from enemy surface fleets. The German battleships off the Norwegian coast. What ensued was a disaster that cost the lives of more than 1,500 sailors. was ever a lucky ship. Built in late 1916 as a battlecruiser, it did manage to avoid the fate of its three sisters that blew up at the Battle of Jutland. However, one ...
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