| Tango01 | 02 Feb 2021 1:41 p.m. PST |
"ALTHOUGH THE UNITED STATES commissioned a staggering 151 aircraft carriers during World War Two, it's safe to say that none were quite like the USS Wolverine and her sister ship the USS Sable. Not only were the two flattops the only American wartime carriers powered by coal (most naval vessels of the era ran on fuel oil), both served their entire military careers on Lake Michigan – a landlocked Great Lake in the middle of North America…" link
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Good job to be in WW2!… (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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skedaddle  | 02 Feb 2021 4:13 p.m. PST |
Very interesting article. Thanks Armand! |
| Extrabio1947 | 02 Feb 2021 5:09 p.m. PST |
That is an interesting article indeed. I never knew we had carriers on the Great Lakes. |
| Thresher01 | 02 Feb 2021 5:44 p.m. PST |
One has to ensure a proper defense in case the Canadians go rogue, and try to invade. |
| Whitestreak | 02 Feb 2021 7:29 p.m. PST |
My dad carrier qualified on one of them in 1943. |
| Pontius | 03 Feb 2021 5:36 a.m. PST |
Thank for this link Tango. The first reference I first came across for these fascinating ships was in "Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present" by Roger Chesneau, first published 1992. A book I find to be a very useful source of general information about carriers.
Another unique feature of Sable and Wolverine is that they were paddle steamers. |
| Nine pound round | 03 Feb 2021 6:35 a.m. PST |
Guessing GHQ and Flight Deck Decals won't be covering them. |
| Tango01 | 03 Feb 2021 12:32 p.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it boys! (smile) My friend Whitestreak… what was the feel of your father to be there in WW2?…. I presume he consider as himself as a lucky man?… just curious… Amicalement
Armand |
| R Leonard | 03 Feb 2021 7:31 p.m. PST |
"none were quite like the USS Wolverine and her sister ship the USS Sable." USS Sable and USS Wolverine were NOT sister ships. They were separately designed and built (1924 and 1912 respectively) great lakes excursion/passenger steamers. Sister ships implies deliberate equivalent design such as USS Yorktown and USS Enterprise were sister ships. Correct terminology and nomenclature is important. |
| Tango01 | 04 Feb 2021 12:40 p.m. PST |
Thanks!.
Amicalement
Armand
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| Murvihill | 05 Feb 2021 11:53 a.m. PST |
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| Whitestreak | 06 Feb 2021 8:10 p.m. PST |
My dad served in the USMC from 1943 to 1974, flying F4Fs, F4Us, F9Fs, A4s and F4s, and I am sure there were others that I've missed. He flew from carriers in WWII and Korea, from ground bases from then on, including Vietnam. He enjoyed it, but admitted that there were times he was terrified. He did say that the Great Lakes flights were a mixture of fear, excitement and awe of the surroundings |
experiments to find a better way to mount aircraft for wargaming.
