U.S. CARRIERS

Grey River Argus, 10 January 1944, Page 6

U.S. CARRIERS

LONDON, Jan. 8. “The United States Navy has 65 aircraft-carriers and is now the greatest sea and air power in the world.’ said me Under •‘Secremry or the Navy. (Mr James V. Forrestal). “We have completed six 27,000-ton carriers of the Essex type. nine 10,000-ton carriers of the converted cruiser type, and fifty escort carriers. In 1943 1,600,000 tons of combat shipping were completed, almon; double the tonnage completed in 1942.”