USS Cabot was an Independence-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. Cabot was commissioned in 1943 and served until 1947. She was recommissioned as a training carrier from 1948 to 1955. In 1967, after over twelve years in "mothballs", Cabot was loaned to Spain, in whose navy she served as Dédalo. The loan was converted to a sale and USS Cabot was stricken from Naval Vessel Register on 1 August 1972.
Although initially served mainly as anti-submarine helicopter carrier with a vocation, the November 8, 1972 an aircraft short takeoff and vertical landing Harrier successfully performed a series of tests on its cover. He thus became the first ship that received this type of aircraft. In December 1973, the arrival of 8 Harrier purchased in the U.S. confirmed the creation of the core of air combat from the Spanish Armada. It was the first aircraft carrier in the world typically carry Harrier aircraft in its endowment.
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General characteristics:
13,000 tons displacement type, 16,185 tons full load
Length 189.9 m
Beam 22 m
Draught 8.50 m
Armament 26 Bofors antiaircraft guns of 40 mm
Propulsion 4 boilers "B & W" (100,000 hp)
4 GE turbines
4 helices
Speed 31 knots
Autonomy 7,500 miles at 12 knots
Crew 1112
Aircraft to 33 aircraft and helicopters
AB-212 helicopters, Sea King and H-500
Aircraft VSTOL Harrier AV-8A and AV-8S
Dedalo was stricken by the Spanish Navy in August 1989 and given to a private organization in the U.S. for conversion to a museum ship.It was designated as a National Historic Landmark on 29 June 1990.[2] The ship spent most of the 1990s tied to a dock in New Orleans. The private groups attempting to preserve her as a memorial were unable to pay creditors, so, on 10 September 1999, the ship was auctioned off by the U.S. Marshals Service to Sabe Marine Salvage. Its designation as a National Historic Landmark was withdrawn on 7 August 2001. Scrapping of the hulk was completed in 2002. Her island, a small stub of metal and glass, was preserved until it too was scrapped in 2007, the last relic of over 100 light and escort carriers of World War II.
Carriers are hard to draw but rewarding when finished.The knack is get stunning looking planes and then get the ship to look as good.
