I watched a documentary on Japanese Naval architecture a long time ago. They didn't have a lot of safety systems in their carriers, probably because you were expected to basically die if you lost. So what's the point.
But one naval architech said that the biggest difference beyond the fire fighting capabilities on a US carrier were 2x4's. The American's carried tons of 2x4's and they could use them for a lot of damage control functions. It was such a minute detail that it shocked me to think about it.
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