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Posted: Friday, June 24, 2016 - 08:32 PM UTC
Does anybody know what material was used for the deck on CV47 USS Philippine Sea? During the early part of the Korean war, before the transition to jets. Was it Teak??
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Posted: Friday, June 24, 2016 - 10:29 PM UTC
As far as I can determine, all US Navy wood carrier decks were made of douglas fir.
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Posted: Saturday, June 25, 2016 - 12:26 AM UTC
Thanks J
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