What is the most interesting US Warship class in WW2?

USS Washington · Jul 6, 2015

Takao said:

The keel to the USS Yorktown was laid down May 21, 1934. The USS Ranger was commissioned on June 4, 1934.

All "operational"/practical influence on the Yorktown design would come from the Lexington class.

However, that is not to say that, as of yet unproven(good & bad), design elements were not carried over from the Ranger design to the Yorktown design. The gallery deck, introduced in the Ranger was carried over, as was the "open" hangar. The double-ended flight deck would also be carried over into the Yorktown and the early Essex class carriers, before being discontinued in 1944. The hangar deck catapult would also be carried over into the Yorktowns and early Essex classes before being dropped from new construction and removed from carriers already constructed.
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Alright awesome, I learn something new everyday here, thanks Takao.

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