The Death of the Capital Ship: Is There a Place for Supercarriers in Modern Navies

Abstract

The HMS Dreadnought was the preeminent capital ship of the world when she was launched. In the first half of the twentieth century nations all over the world raced to build the biggest and strongest fleet of battleships. During World War II this all changed. After reviewing the rise and fall of battleships as the preeminent capital ship of the worlds navies, this paper will examine why the modern capital ship, the supercarrier, has not experienced the same cycle of nations competing against one another to produce the most advanced supercarrier. Included in this examination is why the United States is travelling a dangerous path by continuing to pour billions of dollars into producing new supercarriers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2013
Accession Number
AD1023222

Entities

People

  • Blake Klinedinst

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Boats
  • Flight Decks
  • Ford-Class
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nimitz-Class
  • Order Of Battle
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Second World War
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges

Readers

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  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies