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How was Battleship navy to a carrier navy shift seen in World War 2?
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After aerial bombardment on battleships, it seemed big gunned castles were obsolete. If a couple of aircraft can sink a ship like the Musashi (HIJMS, WWII), aircraft carriers became the most powerful ship, long range. However, the US Navy isn't giving up: A handful of battleships remain in the US Navy's arsenal. ___________________________________________________________________ While the submarine finally proved itself in World War 1, the carrier missed its chance, and it could be argued that the Japanese did the United States a favor by sinking their battleships at Pearl Harbor. Even after the British success at Taranto a year earlier, the battleship was still considered the most important warship in the USN. After Pearl Harbor, newer and better battleships were built, but many more carriers were built. No more chivalrous battleship lines. No more "crossing the T." The Battle of Java Sea in 1942 was the last time that an all-ship battle would be fought. The shift was gradual, but the writing was on the wall. The battleship still had value for shore bombardment and and fleet security, but the carrier would decide future sea battles. Great Britain and Japan were the only two countries to operate carriers in World War 1, although they did not see action. These countries had a greater appreciation of naval air power in World War 2, and they were the first to use it successfully. The US Navy had to learn the hard way, but they learned.
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What was the pride of Japan's navy in world war 2?
Yamato worlds largest battleship and the Carrier based pilots
What has the author Ross Watton written?
Ross Watton has written: 'Victorious' -- subject(s): Aircraft carriers, Great Britain, Great Britain. Royal Navy, Victorious (Aircraft carrier) 'The battleship Warspite' -- subject(s): Warspite (Battleship) '\\' 'The Battleship Warspite (Anatomy of the Ship)'
What replaced the battleship as the most effective fighting ship in the navy?
Effective date: 10 December 1941, first time airplanes acting alone, sunk a battleship at sea, while underway and shooting back! Battleship HMS Prince of Wales sunk by airpower. On this date the aircraft carrier replaced the battleship as the ship of the line.
Why did Japan bomb battleship row?
The Japanese attacked battleship row, specifically, probably because of a fundamental misconception of what was important. At the start of world war 2, many, if not most, military people thought that the battleship was the heart of a country's navy. Therefore, destroying battleships was seen as a very important task during the attack on Pearl Harbor. At the start of world war 2, almost nobody had any real idea of the strategic and tactical value of the aircraft carrier. The course of the war in the Pacific soon illustrated, very clearly, what the value of the carrier was and is.
What is the World War 2 navy aircraft carrier commanding officers names?
There was more than one carrier so to answer this question a specific carrier is needed.
Who sunk your battleship?
Torpedo boats ultimately sank the battleship Prince Suvorov, flag ship of the Russian Navy at Tsushima in 1905.
What is a battleship?
A battleship is a type of warship armed with heavy guns, and with metal armor since the late 1800's. The navies of the world dispensed with the battleship after World War 2 in favor of the carrier, and the missile-armed cruiser, destroyer, and frigate, but the US Navy has brought battleships back on occasion a few times since for heavy bombardment of shore targets. In the last five centuries, battleships seldom fought each other as they were intended to fight, but the threat they presented gave certain coutries immense leverage in times of war and peace.
The most powerful ship in the US Navy was the?
Gun wise, was an Iowa class battleship. Most powerful (regardless of guns) was an aircraft carrier, most likely an Essex or Midway class during the war. The USS Enterprise was the most decorated USN warship of WWII, but was a Yorktown class carrier. *It was the "Constitution"*
What honors did African Americans achieve during world war 2?
US Navy Cook 3rd Class, "Dorie" Miller received the "Navy Cross" while a crewman aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Pearl Harbor attack. He perished in 1943 when a Japanese sub torpedoed his Escort Carrier, taking another 600 men with her when she went down.
Why was the USS Maine built?
The USS Maine was a battleship. Like all navy vessels, it was created to enable the protection of the rights of the country that built it. The navy allows the country to project power throughout the world.
Was the Bismarck the best ship in world war 2?
To the British yes, because the "greater the foe, the greater the glory." In reality, the greatest ship in WWII was the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV6). She was the most decorated US warship in history and was far more powerful than any battleship.
What was largest aircraft carrier during world war 2?
The Essex class of the US Navy were the largest carriers in WW2.
