StealthZ From Australia, joined Feb 2005, 5427 posts, RR: 49 Reply 1, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 6567 times:
My understanding is the Japanase Akagi and Hiryū were the only two carriers built with port side islands.
The logic apparently was that they operated in formation with conventional(starboard island) carriers but the practise did not match the theory and they were the only two examples built.
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ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3247 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 6527 times:
Quoting Max Q (Thread starter): Watching the Military Channel the other night I noticed a WW2 or post war Carrier with the Island on the left (port side) of the ship
Are you sure the film clip wasn't backwards? Sometimes the editors will do that accidently or if they need to reuse the same clip, makes it look different
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EBJ1248650 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1932 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 6484 times:
Quoting ZANL188 (Reply 2): Are you sure the film clip wasn't backwards? Sometimes the editors will do that accidently or if they need to reuse the same clip, makes it look different
I had never heard of that practice before, though it certainly makes sense. I have seen photos printed in books that way, and unless you look close you don't realize it ... until you see, for example, the tail code on an F-105 and it looks like it was painted on in mirror fashion.
ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3247 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 6481 times:
Quoting EBJ1248650 (Reply 3): I had never heard of that practice before, though it certainly makes sense.
Usually a trick reserved for the cheaper productions....
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Petertenthije From Netherlands, joined Jul 2001, 3230 posts, RR: 13 Reply 5, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 6433 times:
What are the main advantages of having the island on the right? Is it just a manner of tradition that has grown into a hard to break habit, or is there something more behind it?
LMP737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 6349 times:
Quoting StealthZ (Reply 1): My understanding is the Japanase Akagi and Hiryū were the only two carriers built with port side islands.
This is true. Back in thirties the Japanese conducted a study that suggested placing the island on the port side away from the ships exhaust would reduce turbulence aft of the flight deck. It turned out to make it a bit worse.
Max Q From United States of America, joined May 2001, 3289 posts, RR: 19 Reply 7, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 6211 times:
Quoting ZANL188 (Reply 2):
Are you sure the film clip wasn't backwards? Sometimes the editors will do that accidently or if they need to reuse the same clip, makes it look different
You could be right, it certainly surprised me.
So, as far as anyone knows there were no USN Carriers with Island's on the left ?
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Garnetpalmetto From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 5244 posts, RR: 55 Reply 8, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 6114 times:
Quoting Max Q (Reply 7):
So, as far as anyone knows there were no USN Carriers with Island's on the left ?
Correct. While Langley (CV-1) did not have an island as she was originally completed, by the time World War II rolled around, she had been converted to a seaplane tender and redesignated AV-3. Similarly, when Ranger (CV-4) was originally designed, she was to be a flush-deck carrier, but an island was added during the construction phase on the starboard side. Similarly the post-War USS United States (CVA-58) was to be flush-decked, but as we all know, United States never made it to commissioning. As StealthZ stated, and to the best of my knowledge, the only two aircraft carriers actually completed with port-side islands were Akagi and Hiryu
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