ADDRESS NAVY DEPARTMENT, |
NAVY DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF SHIPS WASHINGTON, D. C. |
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April 20, 1943
| From: | The Chief of the Bureau of Ships. |
| To: | The President of the Board of Inspection & Survey. |
| Subject: | Aircraft Carriers (CVs) and Auxiliary Aircraft Carriers (ACVs)-Deck Crashes - Facilities for Handling. |
| Reference: | |
| (a) | InSurv's restr.ltr J/f,CV/ACV/S8(993-S) Serial 44821 of April 2 1943. |
| (b) | BuShips ltr S17-1(8647) of January 20, 1943. |
| (c) | BuShips conf ltr C-CV6/S17(812) of March 30, 1943. |
| Enclosure: | |
| (A) | One copy of reference (b). |
1. In reply to reference (a), Enclosure (A) is forwarded herewith (it was not attached).
2. The LeTourneau type portable crane has been provided on Aircraft Carriers CV9. It is the intention of the Bureau to provide for all vessels of the CV9 Class, a similar type crane, modified in accordance with recommendations made by the Commanding Officer of CV9. On CV22, the above crane will be provided as an experiment and if found successful will be supplied to all vessels of the CV22 Class. For Auxiliary Aircraft Carriers, the feasibility of providing such a crane is now under study.
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