For the "V"; one source stated "Vessel" and one source has stated "Heavier than air." It's common knowledge that the "C" stands for "Carrier."
It's probably "Heavier than Air", as BB stood for battleship, DD stood for destroyer...the second B and second D meaning nothing, but creating uniformity when filing statistical data.
During the carriers birth, the USN did have "Airships" (Blimps), and warships did handle them. Thusly, it seems practicle that the USN would separate the classes of "Airships" from "Heavier Than Air" ships. And even though NOBODY uses the term, "Heavier than Air" today...it was very common for people to use that term in the 1920's. Which is the time frame in which "CV" came out.
Were the mass produced US Liberty ships.
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The major reason for the US exchanging neutrality for the war of 1917 was that the Germans were using their ships to attack the Us ships. The US ships were carrying American citizens at that time.
20 Ships
They got in the war because German ships sunk U.S cargo ships
25 US CV Fleet Carriers (3 didnt see action) 78 CVE Escort (Jeep) 9 CVL Light The US had 8 CV Fleet carriers built before the war
They got in the war because German ships sunk U.S cargo ships
US and Canadian shipyards produced 2,710 Liberty Ships for the war effort.
They used the ships to fight the War in the Pacific.
Us civil war
german u boats were sinking us merchant ships
Who makes the US tanks. Fighting planes and. War ships