turn of the century, think 1900-1910 ships, suffered severely from lack of development in boiler technology. Four, five, and even six, in a row could be found.

turn of the century, think 1900-1910 ships, suffered severely from lack of development in boiler technology. Four, five, and even six, in a row could be found. One or two even had parallel rows. For many ships, mostly battleships, which went under modernization programs after WW1 the most common noticeable change was reduction in the number of funnels as boiler count was halved or reduced by two thirds. It wasn't uncommon to take a battleship or even a cruiser apart as it was still cheaper to do let alone easier to get the budget for. with regards to this new carrier it probably was a good idea to not go nuclear when your experience with it at this scale is not sufficient plus just the inherent costs of doing that. one would think the age of CVs has passed similar to how the age of BBs passed even prior to WW2 but naval commands are very loathe to acknowledge a shift in tactics until half their fleet is sunk