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USS Bon Homme Richard displaying the hurricane bow and angled deck of the SCB-125 conversion. Top views of USS Intrepid after SCB-27C (left) and SCB-125 (right).. SCB-125 was the United States Navy designation for a series of upgrades to the Essex class of aircraft carriers planned by the Ship Characteristics Board and conducted between 1954 and 1959.
Thirteen sheets of 22" by 34" blueprints, including three of external elevations, one with a side cutaway and the first two decks, ten with the deck plans and the last one includes the symbol key for various symbols used throughout the plans.
Later versions of the plans included a helicopter pad. The ship would be capable of embarking tanks in an enclosed tank deck or on the upper deck with other cargo, and specialised storage areas would be included for refrigerated, explosive and flammable supplies. [1] The Army and RAN disagreed on aspects of the Landing Ship Medium Mark II's design.
Shelter deck: A lightly constructed deck over the main deck of a ship covering a space open to the weather; offering some protection from the weather but not completely enclosed. [ 7 ] Side-deck : The upper deck outboard of any structures such as a coachroof or doghouse, also called a breezeway .
Encyclopedia Titanica is an online reference work containing extensive and constantly updated information on the RMS Titanic. [1] The website, a nonprofit endeavor, is a database of passenger and crew biographies, deck plans, and articles submitted by historians or Titanic enthusiasts.
A cabin or berthing is an enclosed space generally on a ship or an aircraft. A cabin which protrudes above the level of a ship's deck may be referred to as a deckhouse.
The deck of a house is generally a wooden platform built above the ground and connected to the main building. It is generally enclosed by a railing for safety. Access may be from the house through doors and from the ground via a stairway. Residential decks can be constructed over steep areas or rough ground that is otherwise unusable.
A bomb that struck the flight deck would likely penetrate and explode in the hangar deck, but the armour there could still protect the ship's vitals – including the engine spaces and fuel storage. The flight deck could also possibly fuze light bombs prematurely, which would reduce the chance of them going through the hangar deck.