Yeah I know I’m full of them. What does the stern grate do on a carrier? Is for getting pushed by tugs?
Hi :
I am not sure to what you refer . Is this a construct on the stern of the newer classes ? Also , Now please take this to heart ." There is no such thing as a stupid question , Only the results of someone Not asking it " I doubt it is for being tugged though.
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Not for pushing. The grate on the stern of US Carriers is part of a boarding dock system.
At anchorage, all small boat traffic is via the dock. From there through a secure access portal to the quarterdeck. This limits the access to the internals of the ship to potential bad actors. This is much better than multiple gangways (officer & enlisted) at different parts of the ship
Ah cool. Thanks. What finally made me ask is while attaching it to my CVN-76 model I realized I had no clue as to purpose…