Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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CVA-01's Sea Cat magazine still had layout choices

HMS Bristol offers a useful capacity comparison, but CVA-01 designers still had to choose between combined, separated, and ready-use missile storage.

CVA-01Missile MagazinesRoyal NavySea CatWarship Design
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Question

Which Royal Navy Sea Cat magazine was closest to what CVA-01 might have carried?

Short answer

HMS Bristol's was about the right size, although CVA-01's combined, separated, and ready-use storage remained unsettled.

Notes

HMS Bristol's magazine provides a rough size comparison for the carrier. That does not settle the internal arrangement, because designers were still considering a combined magazine versus separated spaces. A Sea Cat installation would also need ready-use lockers and a workable human handling route. Nominal missile capacity was only one part of integrating ammunition storage and operation into a carrier.