US Fleet Carriers from Langley to Ford Class

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Richard Santos said:
This is missing the Wasp class, a class of light carriers based on the Baltimore Heavy cruiser rather than Cleveland light cruiser hull, and about 5 other classes of escort carriers
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Baltimore hull was basis for Saipan.
USS Wasp by 09.1945 was one of Essex class carriers.

Previous Wasp, which was indeed one and only ship of her kind - was on sea floor for 3 years at this point.(sunk by IJN I-19 in what was to become probably the most succesful torpedo salvo in history)
 
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bd Popeye, Jeff Head

The USS Ranger Sailed With A Unique "Grumman Air Wing" In The Mid 1980s

VF-1 Wolfpack—F-14 Tomcat
VVMA(AW)-121 Green Knights—A-6 Intruder
VF-2 Bounty Hunters—F-14 Tomcat
VA-145 Swordsman—A-6/KA-6
VAW-116 Sun Kings—E-2
VAQ-131 Lancers—EA-6B
HS-14 Chargers—SH-3
VS-38 Red Griffins—S-3

For comparison, USS Forrestal (CV-59), the same class of ship as Ranger, was deployed at the same time in 1987 but had a much more common air wing configuration. This included two F-14 Squadrons, two A-7 squadrons, one A-6/KA-6 squadron, one S-3 squadron, one EA-6B squadron, one E-2 squadron and a SH-3 squadron. Around this same time, Nimitz class supercarriers were sporting two F-14, two F/A-18, two A-6 and one EA-6B squadrons, as well as the same number of support squadrons as seen on the Forrestal class ships.

Smaller Midway class carriers were deploying with three F/A-18 Squadrons, two A-6 squadrons—one of which had KA-6s—one E-2C squadron, one EA-6B squadron, and one SH-3 squadron.

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bd popeye said:
Interesting.. I never deployed aboard a ship with two Intruder squadrons aboard. But apparently it did happen.

This page will tell you what air wings deployed aboard ships. This is a private site but very accurate.

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Also seeing it and i know fact is the number of embarked aircrafs have much decreased for Super Carriers in 1985- 1990 normaly 86 aircrafts, in 2010 only 61 ridiculous ! going for 2025 with especialy 2 EA-18G and several tanker in more for 70 -74 better more decent for a CVN able to host 85 - 90.
 
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FORBIN said:
Also seeing it and i know fact is the number of embarked aircrafs have much decreased for Super Carriers in 1985- 1990 normaly 86 aircrafts, in 2010 only 61 ridiculous ! going for 2025 with especialy 2 EA-18G and several tanker in more for 70 -74 better more decent for a CVN able to host 85 - 90.
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I agree...about 80 is a good number. The reasons for a reduced air wing are;
1) Precision guided munitions require less aircraft sorties to destroy targets.
2) Lack of aircraft...sad but true..

Popeye's USN air wing 2025;
30 Super Hornets
20 Lightning II
5 Growlers
5 Hawkeyes
2 Osprey (COD)
4 Osprey Tankers
12 SH-60 variants..

78 Aircraft
 
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