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elevator ever became inoperable during combat operations. Its new position made it easier to continue normal operations on deck, irrespective of the position of the elevator. The elevator also increased the effective deck space when it was in the "up" position by providing additional parking room outside the normal contours of the flight deck, and increased the effective area on the hangar deck by the absence of elevator pits. In addition, its machinery was less complex than the two inboard elevators, requiring about 20% fewer man-hours of maintenance.

1137:, particular attention was directed at the size of both the flight and hangar decks. Aircraft design had come a long way from the comparatively light planes used in carriers during the 1930s. Flight decks now required more takeoff space for the heavier aircraft being developed. Moreover, US carrier doctrine was premised on the "deck-load strike", launching as rapidly as possible as many aircraft as could be spotted on the flight deck beforehand. Most of the first-line carriers of the pre-war years were equipped with flush deck 111: 1474:, one of the first to be commissioned, by the end of the war had received two H-4B flight deck catapults in place of her original single H-4A; three quad 40 mm mounts below the island to starboard, three more on the port side and one additional on both the starboard quarter and the stern; twenty-one additional 20 mm mounts; SM fighter-control radar; FD Mk 4 radar replaced with Mk 12/22; and an enlarged flag bridge. In fact, to the skilled observer, no two ships of the class looked exactly the same. 2203: 755: 5286: 563:, the class consisted of 24 vessels, which came in "short-hull" and "long-hull" versions. Thirty-two ships were ordered, but as World War II wound down, six were canceled before construction, and two were canceled after construction had begun. Fourteen saw combat during World War II. None were lost to enemy action, though several sustained crippling damage due to kamikaze attacks. 1994:, including the prelude and follow-up. However, their inability to support the latest aircraft constrained some of those ships to specialized roles as helicopter carriers or antisubmarine platforms. The ships still performing an attack mission generally carried older aircraft types than the supercarriers. Yet, the 1239:. Lessons learned from operating the carriers as a single group of six, as two groups of three, and three groups of two, provided the basis for many tactics that later characterized carrier task force operations, with the evolution of the fast carrier task force and its successful employment in future operations. 1333:

gun mounts (4 enclosed twin mounts located near the island on the starboard side and 4 single open mounts located on the port side forward and port side aft), these guns had a maximum range of seven miles and a rate of fire of fifteen rounds per minute. The 5-inch guns could fire VT shells, known as

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designed the engine for the side elevator. It was a standard elevator, 60 by 34 ft (18 by 10 m) in platform surface, which traveled vertically on the port side of the ship. There would be no large hole in the flight deck when the elevator was in the "down" position, a critical factor if the

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building program. The number of 20 mm and 40 mm anti-aircraft guns was greatly increased, new and improved radars were added, the original hangar deck catapult was removed, the ventilation system was substantially revised, details of protection were altered, and hundreds of other large and

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The tactical employment of U.S. carriers changed as the war progressed. In early operations, through 1942, the doctrine was to operate singly or in pairs, joining together for the offense and separating when on the defense—the theory being that a separation of carriers under attack not only provided

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The hangar area design came in for many design conferences between the naval bureaus. Not only were the supporting structures to the flight deck required to carry the increased weight of landing and parked aircraft, but they were to have sufficient strength to support the storing of spare fuselages

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At the time of the repudiations, both Italy and Japan had colonial ambitions, intent on or already conducting military conquests. With the demise of the treaty limitations and the growing tensions in Europe, naval planners were free to apply both the lessons they had learned operating carriers for

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class, and postwar refits and upgrades were applied to both groups equally. Less immediately visible aspects of the March 1943 design modification included safer ventilation and aviation-fuel systems, moving the combat information center below the armored deck, the addition of a second flight-deck

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With the advent of war, airplane weights began to go up as armor and armament got heavier; aircrew complements also increased. By the war's end in 1945, catapult launches would become more common under these circumstances, with some carrier commanding officers reporting up to 40% of launches by

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Basic class design was repeatedly modified, chiefly by additional AA and radar. Transverse hangar-deck catapult in CV-10, 11, 12, 17, 18 (later removed). CV-9 commissioned with no flight deck catapults; CV-10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20 with one; all others with two. CV-34 completed postwar to

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The larger size of the first supercarriers necessitated a deeper hull and shifted the center of gravity and center of stability lower, enabling moving the strength deck to the flight deck, thus freeing US Naval design architects to move the armor higher and remain within compliance of US Navy

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These carriers had better armor protection than their predecessors, better facilities for handling ammunition, safer and greater fueling capacity, and more effective damage control equipment. Yet, these ships were also designed to limit weight and the complexity of construction, for instance

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reported that her maximum hangar capacity was 51 aircraft, 15 SB2Cs and 36 F4Us, and that 52 were carried as a deck park. At that time she carried 15 TBMs, 15 SB2Cs and the rest were a mix of F6Fs and F4Us. She was prompted to utilize, and report on, her maximum hangar storage due to a

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fitted with FD Mark 4 tracking radar for the 5"/38 battery were installed; the Mk4 proved inadequate at distinguishing low-level intruders from surface clutter and was quickly replaced with the improved Mark 12/Mark 22 combination. 40mm AA batteries were controlled by

1397:(PPI) display was used to keep track of ships and enabled a multi-carrier force to maintain a high-speed formation at night or in foul weather. The new navigational tool known as the Dead Reckoning Tracer was also implemented for navigation and tracking of surface ships. 874:) and three more in June 1943 (CV-45 from Philadelphia, -46 from Newport News and -47 from Fore River). Only two of these were completed in time to see active World War II service. Six ships ordered in 1944 (CV-50 through -55) were canceled before construction was begun. 1963:. The ships successfully performed a number of missions, included air superiority, attacking the Japanese fleet, supporting landings, fleet protection, bombing the Japanese home islands, and transporting aircraft and troops. Along the way, the carriers survived 1610:, which had been left unfinished at the end of the war, was completed to an improved design between August 1948 and September 1950, with a much stronger (straight) flight deck and a reconfigured island. Eight earlier ships were thoroughly rebuilt to the 1618:

A program in the early 1950s. Six more of the earlier ships were rebuilt to an improved 27C design as the last stage of the SCB-27 program; these ships received steam catapults instead of the less powerful hydraulic units. The otherwise unmodified

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era, and beyond. While the spacious hangars accommodated the introduction of jets, various modifications significantly improved the capability of fifteen of the ships to handle the jets' increased weight and speed. Among these modification were

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a protective screen for each, but also dispersed the targets and divided the enemy's attack. Combat experience in those early operations did not bear out the theory, and new proposals for tactical deployment were the subject of much discussion.

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This was not in fact because they were in poor condition, but paradoxically because they were in excellent condition thanks to their having been effectively rebuilt following battle damage; the Navy reserved them for a proposed "ultimate

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Machinery arrangement and armor protection were greatly improved from previous designs. These features, plus the provision of more anti-aircraft guns, gave the ships much enhanced survivability. In fact, during the war, none of the

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Beginning in March 1943, one very visually significant change was authorized for ships then in the early stages of construction. This involved lengthening the bow above the waterline into a "clipper" form. The increased

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program in the early 1960s. The updated units remained active until age and the growing number of supercarriers made them obsolete, from the late 1960s into the middle 1970s. However, one of the first of the type,

1338:-shells, that would detonate when they came close to an enemy aircraft. The 5-inch guns could also aim into the water, creating waterspouts which could bring down low flying aircraft such as torpedo planes. 1460:

catapult, the elimination of the hangar deck catapult, and a third Mk 37 fire-control director; some of these changes were also made to short-bow ships nearing completion or as they returned to the yards.

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carriers participated in the Korean War. These ships played a major role throughout the entire war. Missions included attacks on all types of ground targets, air superiority, and antisubmarine patrols.

1645:, the first of the modernized ships but the last angled-deck conversion, received a unique SCB-125A refit which upgraded her to 27C standard, and included steam catapults and an aluminum flight deck. 1772:

but the offer was declined due to the expense of modifications required to make it operationally compatible with the RAN's primarily British-designed fleet. All were scrapped, most in the 1970s.

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project, "Design 9G", included an armored flight deck but reduced aircraft capacity, and displaced 27,200 tons, or about 1,200 tons more than "Design 9F", which formed the basis of the actual

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radio permitted channel variation in an effort to prevent enemy interception of transmissions. It also allowed for simultaneous radio contact with other ships and planes in the task force.

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class "the most significant class of warships in American naval history", citing the large number produced and "their role in making the aircraft carrier the backbone of the U.S. Navy."

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was taken in hand for modification to an improved design, completing in 1950. In summary, during World War II and until its conclusion, the US Navy ordered 32 aircraft carriers of the

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and parts (50% of each operational plane type aboard, hence 33% of carried aircraft) under the flight deck and still provide adequate working space for the men using the area below.

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joined the fleet in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Several of the carriers were rebuilt to handle heavier and faster aircraft of the early jet age, and some served until well after the

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without need of catapult or arresting wires, but this was very rarely permitted on these straight-deck ships for safety reasons and to avoid interruption of helicopter operations.

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would operate as an attack carrier off Vietnam) and two more in 1969. The seven angle-deck 27As and one 27C received specialized CVS modifications including bow-mounted SQS-23

4296:-class vessel, was completed in 1950 to the much modified SCB-27 design, and from commissioning until her reconstruction 1957–59 was listed as the lead ship of the separate 6914: 4548:, "Action Report, Operations in Support of the Occupation of Okinawa Including Strike Against Kanoya Airfield, Kyushu. 28 May to 10 June 1945", p. 18. On 5 June 1945, USS 1896:; these were upgraded in 1965 to E-1Bs. A small detachment of A-4Bs or A-4Cs (4 aircraft) were also embarked to provide daylight fighter protection for the ASW aircraft. 1211:

The original design for the class assumed a complement of 215 officers and 2,171 enlisted men. However, by the end of World War II, most crews were 50% larger than that.

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es into "mothballs" in 1949, these soon came back into commission after the Korean War began. Ultimately, all but two short-hulls and all thirteen long-hulls had active

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provided deck space for an additional quadruple 40 mm mount; these units also had the flight deck slightly shortened forward to provide better arcs of fire. Of the

4283:(CV-54 and CV-55) in February 1945. Their construction was cancelled in March 1945 when President Roosevelt disapproved the program, before they were formally ordered. 6924: 1929:

arrived into Marine Corps inventory too late to see regular fixed wing operations return to these ships. It was possible to launch and recover small aircraft like the

2311:, are marked on her hangar deck, as part of her Apollo program exhibit. The three subsequent missions utilized amphibious assault ships as support vessels; however, 1309:

Ordnancemen working on bombs amid F6F-3 Hellcats parked on the carrier's hangar deck, c. October–December 1943. Other crewmen are watching a movie in the background.

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All of the short-hulls were laid up in 1946–47 along with five of the long-hulls. Eight of the last nine ships completed stayed on active duty to form, with three

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Ongoing improvements to the class were made, particularly with regard to the ventilation system, lighting systems, and the trash burner design and implementation.

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At the conclusion of the war, the six ships ordered but never laid down (CV-50 through 55) were cancelled. Of the nine still unfinished, six were completed, two (

719:-class ships reduced the weight located high in the ship, resulting in smaller supporting structures and more aircraft capacity for the desired displacement. The 5326: 2009:

The carriers also contributed between the wars, projecting U.S. power around the world and performing antisubmarine patrols. When the Cold War heated up, the

1232:'s carriers and their screen provided a more effective umbrella of protection against marauding enemy aircraft than was possible when the carriers separated. 1208:(STS), a nickel-chrome steel alloy that provided the same protective qualities as Class B armor plate, but which was fully structural rather than deadweight. 1167: 1162:. Experiments had also been made with hauling aircraft by crane up a ramp between the hangar and flight decks, but this method proved too slow. The Navy's 5243:

United States Navy, Bureau of Ships (1999). "Design Histories of United States Warships of World War II: The Essex Class CV-9-21, 31-40, 45-47 (Part 1)".

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Design, 1939–40". 9G had a 2.5-inch STS armored deck, a length on the waterline of 830 ft and a beam of 96.3 ft compared to 820 ft by 91 ft for Design 9F.

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providing floating helicopter bases for US Marines. The LPHs were sometimes also used as aircraft ferries for all branches of the U.S. armed forces. The

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small changes were executed. In the meantime, earlier ships were continually modified as they returned to the yard for repair and overhaul. For example,

1381: 1228:-class carriers became available, tactics changed. Experience taught the wisdom of combined strength. Under attack, the combined anti-aircraft fire of a 1156:

was a portside deck-edge elevator in addition to two inboard elevators. The deck-edge elevator was adopted in the design after it proved successful on

17: 835:, eight more of these carriers were programmed. Eight were ordered on 9 September, CV-12 through −15 from Newport News, and CV-16 through −19 from 1625:

received an experimental 10.5-degree angled deck in 1952. An angled flight deck and enclosed hurricane bow became the distinctive features of the

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followed the original "short bow" design. The later ships have been variously referred to as the "long-bow units", the "long-hull group", or the "

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The original aircraft complement, nicknamed the "Sunday Punch", was the pride of the carrier and consisted of the offensive power of 36

4387: 5296: 4855: 2539: 637:). Effectively, this rejection allowed all five signatories to resume the interrupted naval arms race of the 1890s-1910s in early 1937. 5319: 4834: 1493: 770:

of Congress passed on 17 May 1938, an increase of 40,000 tons in aircraft carriers was authorized. This permitted the building of

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class became divided by the Navy into several classes, which went through many shifts and re-namings. According to the United States

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had suffered heavy damage and were never recommissioned). All initially carried attack air groups; however by 1955 seven unconverted

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class". However, the U.S. Navy never maintained any institutional distinction between the long-hull and short-hull members of the

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program, which was undertaken concurrently with the last three 27C conversions and later applied to all 27A and 27C ships except

866:-class carriers. Ten were ordered in August 1942 (CV-31 and 33-35 from Brooklyn, CV-32 from Newport News, CV-36 and -37 from the 6909: 6557: 4535:

Mark Stile and Tony Brian, "U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers 1942–45: World War II-Built Ships," United Kingdom: Osprey, 2007. p. 48

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Korean War and subsequent Cold War needs ensured twenty-two of the twenty-four ships had extensive post–World War II service (

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After the abrogation of disarmament treaties by Japan in 1936, the U.S. took a realistic look at its naval strength. With the

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and the designers' list of trade-offs and limitations forced by arms control treaty obligations shaped the development of the

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class – a design sparked by the Japanese and Italian repudiation of the limitations proposed in the 1936 revision of the

1889: 1575:(JBDs), greater aviation fuel capacity, stronger decks and elevators. Also included were the British innovations of an 1482: 1141:, but, owing to the speed and size of these ships, very little catapulting was done except for experimental purposes. 6904: 6670: 5233: 5214: 5198: 5178: 5159: 5140: 5121: 5102: 5080: 4765: 4693: 1294:

in fighter-bomber squadrons (VBFs), the precursor to modern fighter-attack squadrons (VFAs). In the last year of the

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class still made significant contributions to all aspects of the U.S. war effort. In one notable event, during the

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CV-9 was to be the prototype of the 27,000-ton (standard displacement) aircraft carrier, considerably larger than

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yards in January 1945, but was cancelled in August 1945 for the same reasons. She was broken up on the slipway.

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class also made use of the latest technology and communications equipment. All units were commissioned with

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if that name was used for the carrier under construction in the company's home state of Massachusetts. USS

1017: 674:) facilitated more efficient aviation operations, enhancing the ship's offensive and defensive air power. 6486: 5821: 5626: 4925: 4911: 4897: 3939: 3706: 3643: 2308: 1899: 1746: 1541: 91: 41: 1081: 6772: 5828: 5752: 5538: 5510: 4217: 4031: 3819: 2620: 1754: 1630: 649: 5045: 1955:

from 1943 through the end of the war, beginning with raids in the central Pacific and the invasion of

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stability specifications without imperiling seaworthiness. One of the design studies prepared for the

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Wright, C. C. (1999). "Technical Annex (Part 2)–Essex (CV-9) Class Selected Ship Characteristics".

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rejoined the program and recovered the astronauts from the first two Moon landing missions,

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share the unique distinction of being named after both historic ships and historic battles.

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light carriers (CVL); hull numbers 41–44 were assigned to the large carriers (CVB) of the

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carriers added just after the war, continued to be the heart of U.S. naval strength until

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Six fiscal-year 1945 ships, none of which received names, were provisionally awarded to

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program, as recovery ships for uncrewed and crewed spaceflights, between 1960 and 1973.

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as the torpedo bomber, but also often used in other attack roles. Later in the war some

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class with the policy of naming them for historic navy ships generally followed for the

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Designed to carry a larger air group, and unencumbered by the latest in a succession of

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class. The first eight hulls were originally assigned names from historic Navy ships (

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was over sixty feet longer, nearly ten feet wider, and more than a third heavier than

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and launched in 1945, had her construction cancelled on 12 August 1945 due to the

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contemporaries, sustained the Navy's air power through the rest of the 1940s, the

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never had an angled landing deck installed and flew only helicopters such as the

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became the first operational United States angled deck aircraft carrier in 1955.

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when the ship was about half complete. She was scrapped incomplete after tests.

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on 18 December, after their orbital rendezvous test flight. She also recovered

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When two or more of these task groups supported each other, they constituted a

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After the US declaration of war, Congress appropriated funds for nineteen more

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Essex, Yorktown, Hornet, Randolph, Wasp, Bennington, Kearsarge, Lake Champlain

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SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969–1978

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converted to a carrier). The Navy ordered the first three of the new design,

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fired at North Vietnamese torpedo boats that had attacked a U.S. destroyer.

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optical directors with integrated gyro gun-sight lead-angle calculators. A

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Successive rebuildings and changing roles meant that the original unitary

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Thirteen of the twenty-four carriers originally built participated in the

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Hull numbers 22–30 in the aircraft carrier sequence were assigned to the

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Canceled while under construction. Scrapped 1946 in slip at Newport News

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opened at San Diego, every preserved aircraft carrier in the U.S. was an

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The successful use of the carriers as recovery ships continued into the

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Cross, Richard F., III. "Essex: More than a Ship, More than a Class".

1700:, served until 1991 as a training ship. Four of the modernized ships ( 1384:

radars. Several of the class received SM fighter-direction radar. Two

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incorporating extensive use of flat and straight metal pieces, and of

6712: 6635: 6630: 6625: 6498: 6360: 6114: 2320: 2316: 2296: 2292: 2282: 2238:; the command module from that flight is currently on display aboard 2196: 2192: 2168: 1845:. In 1970, the three A-4 squadrons were replaced by two squadrons of 1811: 1408: 1349:. The Bofors 40 mm guns were a significant improvement over the 789: 667:

and a deck-edge elevator (which had proven successful in the one-off

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For a typical attack carrier (CVA) configuration in 1956–57 aboard

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s, the backbone of the post-war Navy's combat strength. Though the

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subgroup, of which 26 were laid down and 24 actually commissioned.

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Pacific Partners: a history of Australian-American naval relations

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Sold to Zidell Explorations, Incorporated and scrapped (Mar 1971)

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Decks: 2.5 in (64 mm) STS hangar deck; 1.5 in (38 mm) STS 4th deck

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Although this classification was later dropped in the 1950s when

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Sold to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp and scrapped (Feb 1974)

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was scuttled in 2006 to form an artificial reef off the coast of

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made history by picking up two spacecraft in just over two days:

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on 19 December 1960. The first spaceflight by an American was on

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flew from the fictional Himalayan kingdom setting of the novel

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Franklin, Bunker Hill, Leyte, Antietam, Tarawa, Philippine Sea

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in November. The first steps on Earth of returning astronauts

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Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 4702: 4652: 4650: 4648: 4646: 4644: 4642: 4640: 4638: 4636: 4634: 1857:were considered too heavy to operate from the 1594:'s defense economies sent three of the active 827:on 3 July 1940. These were to become known as 329:888 ft (270.7 m) oa (long-bow units) 5627: 5320: 5192:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3066:Sold to Zidell Explorations, Incorporated of 2179:after eight days in space. In December 1965, 511:Belt: 2.5–4 in (64–102 mm) on .75 in (19 mm) 5228:. Nashville, TN: Turner Publishing Company. 5209:. Nashville, TN: Turner Publishing Company. 5075:. Norwalk, Connecticut: AIRtime Publishing. 4831:This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury 4789: 4787: 4388:List of ship classes of the Second World War 4137: 4135: 3454:Scrapped (Mar 1970) in Chesapeake, Virginia 2429:, and can be visited by experienced divers. 2226:, the first uncrewed flight of a production 1775: 559:. The 20th century's most numerous class of 469:2 × Mk 22 height-finding radar (later units) 5297:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 4872: 4870: 4868: 4631: 4606: 4604: 4116: 4114: 4112: 3141:, of New York City and scrapped (May 1973) 2540:Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service 2120:recovered the last two Mercury spacecraft, 1876:in the 1960s consisted of two squadrons of 1341:In addition there were seventeen quadruple 726:which followed armored both the hangar and 633:of 1922 (as updated in October 1930 in the 463:2 × Mk 4 fire-control radar (earlier units) 5634: 5620: 5327: 5313: 4303: 4110: 4108: 4106: 4104: 4102: 4100: 4098: 4096: 4094: 4092: 3625:Scrapped (Nov 1949) by Boston Metals Co., 2946:Scrapped (May 1975) in Kearny, New Jersey 1951:-class ships played a central role in the 466:2 × Mk 12 fire-control radar (later units) 4784: 4658:United States Naval Institute Proceedings 4132: 2273:, after their historic flight around the 1936: 1528:(CVS-12) are configured as ASW carriers; 1313: 1133:In drawing up the preliminary design for 641:fifteen years and those of operating the 606: – have been preserved as 5291:This article incorporates text from the 5223: 5204: 5187: 5130: 5095:The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet 4865: 4601: 4374:class (helicopter assault conversions): 3210:Sold to DRMS and scrapped (Sep 1976) in 2201: 2013:carriers were often involved, including 1547: 1503: 1492: 1481: 1445:-class ships laid down after 1942, only 1419: 1318:The defensive plan was to use radio and 1304: 1184: 1173: 1121: 1080: 831:-class carriers. Under the terms of the 753: 5168: 5071:Donald, David; Daniel J. March (2001). 4688:. 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Also, from 1957 through 1991 an 373:150,000 shp (110,000 kW) 310:: 36,380 long tons (36,960 t) 304:: 30,800 long tons (31,300 t) 25: 18:Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier 6941: 5173:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 4316:the final class assignments were 2432: 2228:Apollo Command and Service Module 953:, was renamed after the previous 663:-class carriers. 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Butler 6294: 6287: 6280: 6273: 6266: 6258: 6256: 6250: 6249: 6247: 6246: 6239: 6232: 6225: 6218: 6211: 6204: 6197: 6190: 6183: 6176: 6169: 6162: 6155: 6148: 6141: 6134: 6127: 6119: 6117: 6111: 6110: 6108: 6107: 6100: 6093: 6086: 6079: 6072: 6065: 6058: 6051: 6044: 6036: 6034: 6028: 6027: 6025: 6024: 6019: 6012: 6005: 5998: 5991: 5984: 5977: 5969: 5967: 5965:Light cruisers 5961: 5960: 5958: 5957: 5950: 5943: 5936: 5929: 5922: 5915: 5908: 5900: 5898: 5896:Heavy cruisers 5892: 5891: 5889: 5888: 5880: 5878: 5876:Large cruisers 5872: 5871: 5869: 5868: 5861: 5854: 5847: 5844:North Carolina 5840: 5833: 5826: 5819: 5812: 5805: 5798: 5790: 5788: 5782: 5781: 5779: 5778: 5771: 5764: 5757: 5750: 5743: 5735: 5733: 5727: 5726: 5724: 5723: 5716: 5708: 5706: 5700: 5699: 5697: 5696: 5689: 5682: 5675: 5668: 5661: 5653: 5651: 5645: 5644: 5639: 5638: 5631: 5624: 5616: 5607: 5606: 5604: 5603: 5597: 5594: 5593: 5591: 5590: 5581: 5571: 5568: 5567: 5565: 5564: 5559: 5553: 5551: 5547: 5546: 5544: 5543: 5540:Philippine Sea 5536: 5529: 5522: 5515: 5512:Lake Champlain 5508: 5501: 5494: 5487: 5480: 5473: 5466: 5459: 5452: 5445: 5438: 5430: 5428: 5424: 5423: 5421: 5420: 5413: 5406: 5399: 5392: 5385: 5378: 5371: 5364: 5357: 5349: 5347: 5343: 5342: 5332: 5331: 5324: 5317: 5309: 5303: 5302: 5282: 5272:(4): 341–398. 5261: 5251:(4): 325–340. 5240: 5234: 5221: 5215: 5202: 5185: 5179: 5166: 5160: 5147: 5141: 5128: 5122: 5109: 5103: 5087: 5081: 5066: 5063: 5060: 5059: 5029: 5022: 5004: 4979: 4953: 4932: 4918: 4904: 4890: 4864: 4843: 4822: 4813: 4804: 4795: 4783: 4774: 4755: 4734: 4701: 4694: 4676: 4662: 4630: 4621: 4619:Roberts (1982) 4612: 4600: 4591: 4582: 4573: 4564: 4555: 4537: 4528: 4519: 4510: 4501: 4492: 4483: 4474: 4460: 4443: 4430: 4421: 4411: 4398: 4397: 4395: 4392: 4391: 4390: 4383: 4380: 4379: 4378: 4368: 4358: 4348: 4338: 4328: 4305: 4302: 4221: 4220: 4211: 4207: 4206: 4197: 4193: 4192: 4183: 4179: 4178: 4169: 4165: 4164: 4155: 4144: 4143: 4131: 4122: 4120:Long-bow units 4087: 4086: 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2469: 2466: 2463: 2460: 2457: 2454: 2451: 2448: 2434: 2433:Ships in class 2431: 2407: 2406: 2394: 2383: 2375: 2351: 2348: 2301:Neil Armstrong 2216:Apollo program 2173:Lake Champlain 2149:Lake Champlain 2141:Project Gemini 2092:Liberty Bell 7 2078:Lake Champlain 2046: 2043: 1982:Eleven of the 1938: 1935: 1908:UH-34 Seahorse 1851:F-4 Phantom II 1827:F-8J Crusaders 1777: 1774: 1632:Lake Champlain 1524:(CVS-10) and 1488:Lake Champlain 1479: 1476: 1417: 1407: 1345:and 65 single 1315: 1312: 1260:, and 18 1249: 1246: 1244: 1241: 1194:Philippine Sea 1129:at sea in 1943 1119: 1116: 1036: (CVL-23) 751: 748: 618:The preceding 615: 612: 536: 535: 533: 529: 528: 525: 521: 520: 519: 518: 515: 507: 503: 502: 501: 500: 494: 488: 480: 476: 475: 474: 473: 470: 467: 464: 461: 454: 447: 440: 431: 425: 424: 421: 417: 416: 413: 409: 408: 405: 401: 400: 399: 398: 392: 381: 377: 376: 375: 374: 371: 360: 356: 355: 352: 348: 347: 346: 345: 342: 337: 333: 332: 331: 330: 327: 318: 314: 313: 312: 311: 305: 297: 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