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Posted by David on September 26, 2025, 10:25:43, in reply to "Re: you certain that class had a hanger as the "
in the link Ralph provided. 
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Yes I m certain that the Virginia class had a hangar.When first built in the 1970's all 4 ships Virginia,Texas,Mississippi,and Arkanas had them. The stern deck wasnt as cluttered.
The hangar and elevator remained until the 1980's when they were modernized. There was problems . The folding hatch leaked water into the hangar and this effected the elevator.The elevator was removed and rebuilt as a single deck for the armor box launchers to be mounted.The stern helicopter pad was modified for this.
All ships have evolution. The Virginia class were used for about 15-20 yrs before being decommissioned and scrapped. Previous Message
stern area would be a bit congested with the twin arm missile launcher a 5" gun & at 1 point what appears to be 2 ABLs(?) as shown in this link? https://www.navsource.net/archives/04/1138/04013810.jpg
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The Virginia class CGN had below main deck
hangar for a SH-2 Seasprite in the stern before the
helicopter pad.The hangar was equipped with an elevator and covered by a folding hatch. How did this folding hatch work? Any one know.Thanks in advance.
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