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USS Sable and Wolverine [View all]
The US Navy built two aircraft carriers in the Great Lakes for training during WW11 They were rebuilt lake steamers, side wheeled and coal fired. They were short and had no elevator decks. Thousands of Naval personnel learned to fly on them including George Bush Sr.
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