the Ticonderoga, a 27,000-ton Essex-class carrier, Arthur Radford watched the storm in awe from the flag bridge veranda. As the Ticonderoga rolled to starboard, and the slope of a great wave rose up toward the ship, he had the odd feeling that if he stretched out his arm, he might actually touch the sea. The Hancock, one of Ticonderoga’s sisters, shipped tons of green water over her flight deck, nearly 60 feet above her waterline.
