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1) Nimitz class

Author

Robinson, Patrick

Series

U.S. Navy series volume 1
Admiral Arnold Morgan

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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An American aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea is sunk by a nuclear torpedo with the loss of 6,000 hands. The U.S. retaliates with an attack on an Iranian submarine base, but as Lieutenant Commander Billy Baldridge discovers the real culprit is a lone Iraqi submariner, a far more elusive terrorist.

2) The final countdown

Language

English

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The U.S.S. Nimitz is America's mightiest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. It is out on maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, a freak electrical storm engulfs the ship and triggers the impossible and the Nimitz is hurtled back in time to December 6, 1941, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As the enemy fleet speeds toward Hawaii, the Nimitz's captain, a defense department expert, a maverick Air Wing Commander, and a desperate...

3) Super carrier: Hi-tech superlaunch / National Geographic

Publisher

National Geographic

Pub. Date

c2011

Language

English

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"American Military's most advanced weapon - the Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier - is about to take on the 21st Century with the most significant technological change in over 50 years. Watch an exclusive, behind the scenes journey of the development and testing of EMALS, the electro magnetic aircraft launch system that will be state of the art on the US Navy's new class of Aircraft Carriers. " -- Container

4) The day the fish came out

Series

20th Century Fox cinema archives

Publisher

[Distributed by] Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

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When a NATO plane accidently drops its nuclear cargo over Greece, the two pilots must retrieve the radioactive payload before government officials do.

5) Aircraft nuclear propulsion: an annotated bibliography

Author

Snyder, Bernard J

Publisher

[United States Air Force History and Museums Program]

Pub. Date

1996.

Language

English

6) Nimitz class aircraft carriers

Author

Elward, Brad A

Series

New vanguard volume 174

Publisher

Osprey

Pub. Date

2010

Language

English

7) Nuclear carriers

Author

Rawlinson, Jonathan

Publisher

Rourke Publications

Pub. Date

1989

Language

English

8) Design analysis of a subsonic nuclear-powered logistic airplane with helium-cooled reactor

Author

Cavicchi, Richard H

Series

NASA technical memorandum volume X-28

Publisher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Pub. Date

[1959]

Language

English

9) Hero ships

Publisher

A&E Television Networks]

Pub. Date

c2008

Language

English

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For nearly 100 years, warships have fought off everything from Al Qaeda to dive-bombing kamikazes. Profiles the complete combat history and evolving technology of a single American ship, often through multiple conflicts. There are the battleships, destroyers, aircraft carriers, submarines and specialized ships that belong in the warship hall of fame.