What Ship ?

Bruce Osburn · Post by **Bruce Osburn** » Sun April 26, 2015, 3:50 pm

I think the 1st launch was from a converted collier (coal ship)

lynnsteen · Post by **lynnsteen** » Sun April 26, 2015, 7:45 pm

OK, I'll show my stupidity ................ USS Hornet.

TR4 · Post by **TR4** » Sun April 26, 2015, 10:07 pm

dcrooke · Post by **dcrooke** » Mon April 27, 2015, 10:00 am

USS Mississippi

Bruce Osburn · Post by **Bruce Osburn** » Mon April 27, 2015, 10:23 am

Okay, I gave up and did a little googling. This is what I found on Wikipedia: U.S. naval aviation began with pioneer aviator Glenn Curtiss who contracted with the Navy to demonstrate that airplanes could take off from and land aboard ships at sea. One of his pilots, Eugene Ely, took off from the USS Birmingham anchored off the Virginia coast in November 1910. Two months later Ely landed aboard another cruiser, USS Pennsylvania, in San Francisco Bay, proving the concept of shipboard operations. However, the platforms erected on those vessels were temporary measures.

TR4 · Post by **TR4** » Mon April 27, 2015, 10:54 pm

Bruce Osburn · Post by **Bruce Osburn** » Sun May 31, 2015, 11:23 am

For those of you who are interested in this topic:
http://vp40.com/wp-content/uploads/2012 ... -ships.pdf

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