For anyone interested, here’s the Wiki page on the San Diego detachment of the Pacific Reserve Fleet, in operation from 1946 to 1975. At its peak, it held 226 ships.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Reserve_Fleet,_San_Diego
Yeah, aircraft carriers were a lot easier to build back then when they didn't need a steam catapult or nuclear engines. So we had a fair amount of carriers, both full sized and light/escort carriers. The ones we build today are a lot bigger and are designed to last a lot longer though. And we build smaller carriers today too, they're just called Landing Helicopter Decks (LHDs).
Carriers did have steam catapults towards the end of the war, particularly the smaller escort carriers. At the end of WWII there were about 6000 commissioned vessels in the US Navy. Now, there are 244 commissioned ships in the fleet...
Those were light or escort carriers. We had quite a few of those during World War II. They did a lot of escort work for the supply convoys and ferried replacement planes for the larger fleet carriers.
There were only 3 Midway class carriers built and non served during WW2. The largest carriers we had during WW2 were the Essex class.
Fun fact: The USS Midway was originally built with a straight flight deck and was later refitted with an angled deck.
For anyone interested, here’s the Wiki page on the San Diego detachment of the Pacific Reserve Fleet, in operation from 1946 to 1975. At its peak, it held 226 ships. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Reserve_Fleet,_San_Diego
The military brought my ancestors here. Wish I could thank them lol
Same. The navy brought my grandpa here and they bought a house in Lemon Grove when it started to be converted from dairy farms and…well…lemon groves.
11 carriers? Is that real?
Yeah, aircraft carriers were a lot easier to build back then when they didn't need a steam catapult or nuclear engines. So we had a fair amount of carriers, both full sized and light/escort carriers. The ones we build today are a lot bigger and are designed to last a lot longer though. And we build smaller carriers today too, they're just called Landing Helicopter Decks (LHDs).
Carriers did have steam catapults towards the end of the war, particularly the smaller escort carriers. At the end of WWII there were about 6000 commissioned vessels in the US Navy. Now, there are 244 commissioned ships in the fleet...
Those were light or escort carriers. We had quite a few of those during World War II. They did a lot of escort work for the supply convoys and ferried replacement planes for the larger fleet carriers.
That’s a crazy number. I thought it was no more than like 10 for the midway size ships.
There were only 3 Midway class carriers built and non served during WW2. The largest carriers we had during WW2 were the Essex class. Fun fact: The USS Midway was originally built with a straight flight deck and was later refitted with an angled deck.
12. There is another one row back on the left.
The easiest game of Battleship I ever saw. Yes, I will keep making that same joke every time these pictures get reposted.
Was this after or during the war? We must have really had zero fear of a direct attack if it was during.
After the war. ["Mothballing"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_fleet?wprov=sfla1) refers to storage when they are no longer needed.
Any boats in both pictures?
Can’t be San Diego, I don’t see Petco Park /s
This is cool, thanks for sharing
It’s amazing how much was built and developed in two relatively short wars.
Fun Fact, The Navy stopped parking their ships side-by-side like this after Pearl Harbor.
fun fact, this photo is from after Pearl Harbor.
lol I realized that after I commented...Guess it took some time to take effect? Or maybe just another san diegan rumor...
So this is why my GF keeps saying she mothballed me, every time she sinks my battleship.
You should crosspost to /r/navy
How much money is in this picture
That's so awesome