Re: Why superships cost more per mass

>
> "Lexington/Saratoga" CVL
> Displacement=33000 tons standard
> "Saratoga" laid down 25/9/20 (originaly to be a BC)
> Compleated --/11/28
> Cost with aircraft "was over $45000000 each"
>

D`oh, I don`t know why I put CVL, when they were CVa`s or CVS (unsure
which). Probably a better example would be the Franklin D Roosevelt.
Laid
down 1/12/43, compleated 27/10/45, full load displacement of 55000 tons,
at
a cost of $90000000. It isn`t stated wether this includes fighters, but
I
dought it.

 BIF

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 strong in arms, thick in head"

PS-Anybody want to design a FT carrier of the same size?, with the full