by Admhawk » Wed Jan 22, 2025 10:23 am
In reading this,
https://laststandonzombieisland.com/201 ... -carriers/
It seems that not all LSTs were converted the same way.
Sources indicate that 3 to 5 were converted.
Not all had flight decks, not all had the Brodie system.
Not all flight decks were the same size.
And, more importantly, the Army Seabees did the modifications.
I suspect that there were no official Navy plans modified to reflect the changes.
This wiki page provides more info,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodie_landing_system
The plans linked to also state it is the USS Princeton, LST-906.
LST-906 was never named, making this source a bit suspect.
You might have to rely solely on photos for your info. The Ships most probably only had minor alterations other than the Brodie rigging and flight decks installed.
In reading this, https://laststandonzombieisland.com/2014/05/31/the-saga-of-the-seasick-us-army-piper-cubs-on-the-navys-smallest-aircraft-carriers/
It seems that not all LSTs were converted the same way.
Sources indicate that 3 to 5 were converted.
Not all had flight decks, not all had the Brodie system.
Not all flight decks were the same size.
And, more importantly, the Army Seabees did the modifications.
I suspect that there were no official Navy plans modified to reflect the changes.
This wiki page provides more info, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodie_landing_system
The plans linked to also state it is the USS Princeton, LST-906.
LST-906 was never named, making this source a bit suspect.
You might have to rely solely on photos for your info. The Ships most probably only had minor alterations other than the Brodie rigging and flight decks installed.