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That’s why the country has two aircraft carriers and a hundred-billion-pound nuclear-weapons program, but the entire British Army could fit inside Manchester United’s soccer stadium, with a few seats to spare.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Hours before the ceasefire in Gaza was announced Wednesday, Ansar Allah military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the group targeted the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and other U.S. Navy ships operating in the Red Sea.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
President Joe Biden announced Monday that two of the Navy's future aircraft carriers will be named for former commanders-in-chief Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
—CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum (Mount Pleasant, SC): Explore the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier and other historic naval vessels alongside interactive exhibits.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Hours before the ceasefire in Gaza was announced Wednesday, Ansar Allah military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the group targeted the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and other U.S. Navy ships operating in the Red Sea.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
President Joe Biden announced Monday that two of the Navy's future aircraft carriers will be named for former commanders-in-chief Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
—CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum (Mount Pleasant, SC): Explore the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier and other historic naval vessels alongside interactive exhibits.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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