She was the first US Navy carrier to have steam catapults installed.

The ship would have been about 75-80,000 tons displacement, with a nuclear power plant and carried about 70 aircraft launched via steam catapults.

The most visible distinguishing features were an angled flight deck, steam catapults, a new island, and the hurricane bow.

Navies introduced steam catapults, capable of launching the heavier jet fighters, in the mid-1950s.

The size and manpower requirements of steam catapults place limits on their capabilities.

She has seen, in movies, that carriers have big steam catapults for throwing airplanes into the sky.

The design of the second carrier features significant changes which would increase displacement to over 65,000 tons and utilise steam catapults.

The certification included a full evaluation of the arresting gear, steam catapults, and flight deck personnel.

The moving air added to the takeoff impulse generated by the steam catapults to give lift to the aircraft flung into the air.

The longest ranged weapons are steam catapults used for the defense of harbors and some other fixed installations.