First with the Ford Class Carrier model ?

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HMS Surprise and the USS George Washington CVN-73

HMS Surprise (replica ship) - Wikipedia

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No more Deck-Edge 3 !

 

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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan on April 25, 2020. US Navy Photo

 

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Looking at the photos again, it just occurred to me that with the island so far back, the carrier has a silhouette similar to a speedboat moving at high speed, hull up, breaching the waves, with the pilot seated all the way aft.

 

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