There is a lot of info on that project online plus several documentaries that you can find on youtube. IIRC the guy who came up with idea was laughed at and it was only under the orders of Churchill that the project got under way. I also seem to remember that they has some type of cooling system that was designed to make it last longer. The concept was not meant for operations in the Pacific but rather to close the gap in the center of the Atlantic that where there was no air coverage for the convoys. The development of the "Jeep" carrier and availability of long range aircraft due to US production made the idea of the "ice carrier" unneeded before development was complete. The Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen fought the war but it was won on the factory floor. As an example, on Dec 7, 1941 the US Navy had 7 fleet carriers and 1 "Jeep" carrier. We built about 160 carriers of all type in the next 3 years and 9 months. The US Navy finished the war with 99 carries of all types in commission. The men who fought the war used the tools provided them well but without those tools they could have done nothing.
The production figures are astounding! They US Military went from a very small force to having about 16 MILLION who had served by wars end. Those men and women had to have boots, uniforms, helmets, mess kits, rifles and pistols plus arms and ammunition to do the job they did. Without those things they were just so many people. With them they fought a MAJOR 2 fronted war against 2 well equipped battle hardened countries. Those men and women who served did an astounding job. In the Pacific/China/South East Asia the Japanese had not suffered a defeat at all and in 7 months from Dec 7 1941 their expansion in the Pacific was stopped and they suffered a major defeat at Midway. By the end of 10 months they went on the defensive when the Marines went ashore on Guadalcanal. The US Army invaded North Africa 11 months after the US entered the war. The determination, courage and sacrifice made by US and allied service personnel was tremendous! But they couldn't have done without US factory production who gave them the tools.
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