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Nimitz Class – Rise of the Aircraft Carrier – Big Bigger Biggest

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The Nimitz class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy.

Rolling back the clock and winding down the scale we examine their evolution and history, revealing landmark inventions that allowed these advanced warships to grow supersize!

00:00 Introduction
02:39 Taking Off – USS North Carolina
10:01 Landing – HMS Ark Royal
16:47 Stopping – USS Hornet
23:41 Defence – USS Midway
28:38 Guidance – USS Forrestal
38:23 Power – USS Enterprise
44:33 Construction – USS Nimitz

Episode from the “Big Bigger Biggest” documentary series exploring the engineering breakthroughs that have enabled us to develop some of the largest structures in existence.

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