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		suneilp on Sept 25, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: USS Robin – A Victorious U.S. Carrier That Didn’t ... That carrier doesn't look like British carriers. I always thought they had a curved launch ramp while USS carriers have always been a flat deck.

ZanyProgrammer on Sept 25, 2015 [–]

Those are more modern carriers that were built/converted in the late 20th century to take Harriers off a ski-jump type ramp, because they were too small for modern jet aircraft. British WW2 aircraft carriers were true flat decks.

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