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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
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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.
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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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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
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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,
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1228:-class carriers became available, tactics changed. Experience taught the wisdom of combined strength. Under attack, the combined anti-aircraft fire of a
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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stability specifications without imperiling seaworthiness. One of the design studies prepared for the
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rejoined the program and recovered the astronauts from the first two Moon landing missions,
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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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Essex, Yorktown, Hornet, Randolph, Wasp, Bennington, Kearsarge, Lake Champlain
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converted to a carrier). The Navy ordered the first three of the new design,
808:
2006:
fired at North Vietnamese torpedo boats that had attacked a U.S. destroyer.
1302:(HVARs), which greatly improved their effectiveness against ground targets.
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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
1990:
Thirteen of the twenty-four carriers originally built participated in the
6842:
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6698:
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6335:
4225:
Hull numbers 22–30 in the aircraft carrier sequence were assigned to the
4023:
Canceled while under construction. Scrapped 1946 in slip at Newport News
3211:
2415:
opened at San Diego, every preserved aircraft carrier in the U.S. was an
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2184:
1991:
1952:
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2214:
The successful use of the carriers as recovery ships continued into the
6802:
6740:
6645:
6472:
6368:
5785:
4741:
2358:-class ships have been preserved, and opened to the public as museums:
2202:
1834:
1815:
1795:
1567:
1229:
548:
4656:
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
1298:, all of the carrier-based combat aircraft could mount several 5-inch
1204:
incorporating extensive use of flat and straight metal pieces, and of
6712:
6635:
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2320:
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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
307:
5641:
2102:), the first orbital flight by an American. The next crewed flight,
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5242:
2331:
2270:
2262:
2251:
2247:
2188:
2176:
2160:
2152:
1972:
1780:
For a typical attack carrier (CVA) configuration in 1956–57 aboard
1599:
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s, the backbone of the post-war Navy's combat strength. Though the
1377:
1373:
1114:
subgroup, of which 26 were laid down and 24 actually commissioned.
457:
450:
443:
436:
389:
4686:
Pacific Partners: a history of Australian-American naval relations
4075:
Sold to Zidell Explorations, Incorporated and scrapped (Mar 1971)
517:
Decks: 2.5 in (64 mm) STS hangar deck; 1.5 in (38 mm) STS 4th deck
6350:
6031:
5561:
4450:
Although this classification was later dropped in the 1950s when
3685:
Sold to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp and scrapped (Feb 1974)
2425:
was scuttled in 2006 to form an artificial reef off the coast of
2183:
made history by picking up two spacecraft in just over two days:
2068:
on 19 December 1960. The first spaceflight by an American was on
1968:
1626:
368:
1786:, the air wing consisted of one squadron each of the following:
5556:
3809:
3067:
2616:
2339:
2231:
2223:
2014:
1615:
1074:
flew from the fictional Himalayan kingdom setting of the novel
5016:. Baltimore, Md: Nautical & Aviation Pub. Co. of America.
4356:
Franklin, Bunker Hill, Leyte, Antietam, Tarawa, Philippine Sea
2299:
in November. The first steps on Earth of returning astronauts
2094:), on 21 July 1961, and she was the primary recovery ship for
4454:, after her SCB-27A reconstruction, joined what was then the
4346:
Ticonderoga, Hancock, Bon Homme Richard, Oriskany, Shangri-La
3276:
1686:
1668:
carrier (CVS) designation established in August 1953. As the
1319:
816:
703:. British designers' comments tended to disparage the use of
415:
20,000 nmi (37,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
4481:
Navy Department Appropriation Act for 1943, Hearings, p. 198
5037:
2274:
1964:
1821:
By the mid-to-late 1960s, the attack air wing had evolved.
812:
4772:. The Skyhawk Association Homepage. Accessed 10 July 2009.
1559:
The large numbers of new ships, coupled with their larger
4878:
Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft
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931:, but was renamed during construction after the previous
27:
1940s class of aircraft carrier of the United States Navy
2315:
recovered the astronauts of the last two moon missions,
1322:
in a combined effort to concentrate anti-aircraft fire.
5188:
Sowinski, Lawrence (2000). "The Essex Class Carriers".
4852:
On The Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini
1058:
had offered to conduct a bond drive to raise money for
5097:(Sixth ed.). Washington, DC: Ships and Aircraft.
4405:
4403:
3574:
Order scrapped but no action taken and scuttled as an
582:. Of the 24 ships in the class, four –
5133:
U.S. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History
5070:
2330:
again acted as a recovery ship for the astronauts of
1054:
were swapped while they were under construction: the
994:
was sunk in September 1942 in the South Pacific near
2281:
recovered the second crew to orbit the Moon, aboard
6915:
World War II aircraft carriers of the United States
5601:
List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
4437:Friedman, table 7-1. "Evolution of Schemes for the
4400:
6930:Vietnam War aircraft carriers of the United States
5171:Anatomy of the Ship: The Aircraft Carrier Intrepid
2033:-class ship served as the Navy's training carrier—
1544:; note the helicopter landing circles on her deck.
707:armor, but some historians, such as D.K. Brown in
6925:Korean War aircraft carriers of the United States
5334:
4707:
4705:
2195:on 6 June 1966 and the final Gemini spaceflight,
2064:was the recovery ship for the uncrewed flight of
2053:-class ships played a part in the United States'
742:design; 9G became the ancestor of the 45,000-ton
6896:
5642:United States naval ship classes of World War II
4988:"Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: REPRISAL (CV-35)"
1918:-class ships served alongside the purpose built
1066:was named after a facetious remark by President
6920:Cold War aircraft carriers of the United States
5154:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
5135:. 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:. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 101.
4123:
4089:
1463:Modifications were made throughout the
1325:The class, as designed, mounted twelve
825:Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock
14:
6897:
5263:
5111:
5011:
4951:, Table 2-49, Skylab 2 Characteristics
4723:from the original on 19 September 2017
2816:Sold to Portsmouth Salvage Company of
2151:recovered the second uncrewed flight,
2139:When the Mercury program's successor,
1579:, steam catapults and, ultimately, an
5615:
5308:
5149:
5089:
4683:
4158:Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock
3924:Sold to DRMS and scrapped (Oct 1968)
3139:Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation
2885:Sold to DRMS and scrapped (Sep 1975)
1884:ASW helicopters (replaced in 1964 by
1540:(axial flight deck) is serving as an
715:at hangar deck level in the proposed
645:-class carriers to the newer design.
460:fighter-direction radar (later units)
5073:Carrier Aviation Air Power Directory
5048:from the original on 8 December 2017
3979:Sold to Nicolai Joffre Corporation,
2254:launch vehicle, on 9 November 1967.
1477:
1428:celebrating 75,000 landings in 1955.
4674:conversion" which never came about.
2250:, the first uncrewed flight of the
2159:recovered the first crewed flight,
1386:Mark 37 fire control directors
1268:would be the standard fighter, the
1056:John Hancock life insurance company
682:-class carriers were lost and two,
24:
4149:Key of Ship builder abbreviations
2349:
2222:recovered the command module from
2206:The Apollo program exhibit aboard
2029:. 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. A longer, wider
5284:
4292:was ordered and laid down as an
4245:, laid down in July 1944 at the
2246:recovered the command module of
2147:es were again closely involved.
2044:
1555:-class modernizations 1944–1960.
1016:was lost in October 1942 in the
486:5-inch (127 mm) /38 caliber guns
407:33 knots (37 mph 60.6 km/h)
109:
35:
5030:
5005:
4980:
4954:
4933:
4919:
4905:
4891:
4844:
4823:
4820:Faltum 1996, pp. 134, 154, 169.
4814:
4805:
4796:
4775:
4756:
4735:
4677:
4663:
4622:
4613:
4592:
4583:
4574:
4565:
4556:
4538:
4529:
4520:
4511:
4502:
4354:class (unreconstructed ships):
2041:for the remainder of the time.
1953:Pacific theater of World War II
1923:-class amphibious assault ships
1892:was first provided by modified
1825:deployed with two squadrons of
1343:Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns
859:and Newport News respectively.
344:147.5 ft (45.0 m) max
4493:
4484:
4475:
4461:
4444:
4431:
4422:
4412:
4376:Boxer, Princeton, Valley Forge
3670:Experimental angled deck, 1952
2373:Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
1536:) is an attack carrier (CVA);
1300:High Velocity Aircraft Rockets
1042:in October 1944. The names of
749:
13:
1:
6910:Essex-class aircraft carriers
5064:
4713:"AIR GROUPS – USS BENNINGTON"
2171:on 7 June, and on 29 August,
1979:without one ship being sunk.
1765:in 1960 as a replacement for
870:, CV-38 through -40 from the
5226:USS Randolph (CV/CVA/CVS-15)
4930:, NASA (NSSDC ID: 1972-096A)
4916:, NASA (NSSDC ID: 1972-031A)
4902:, NASA (NSSDC ID: 1969-099A)
4660:, September 1975, pp. 58–69.
4129:Completed to modified design
2323:in April and December 1972.
2269:recovered the astronauts of
2261:recovered the astronauts of
1864:Tasked and fitted out as an
1664:es were operating under the
1399:Identification Friend or Foe
1247:
1242:
1018:Battle of Santa Cruz Islands
927:was originally laid down as
423:268 officers, 2,363 enlisted
7:
5114:The Essex Aircraft Carriers
5014:The Essex aircraft carriers
4381:
4334:class (SCB-27C + SCB-144):
2086:recovered the next flight,
2037:from 1957 through 1962 and
1900:Landing platform helicopter
1747:Landing Platform Helicopter
730:(the latter more heavily).
650:pre-war naval treaty limits
613:
341:93 ft (28.3 m) wl
322:872 ft (265.8 m)
92:Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
10:
6946:
4628:Faltum 1996, pp. 116, 132.
4571:Sowinski 1980, pp. 30, 97.
4364:class (training carrier):
4218:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3983:, and scrapped (Oct 1971)
3396:, and scrapped (Mar 1992)
3392:Sold to Southwest Marine,
2621:Charleston, South Carolina
2155:, on 19 January 1965; and
2128:), on 3 October 1962, and
1868:(CVS), the air wing of an
1166:and the chief engineer of
758:1941 design plans for the
472:10–17 × Mk 51 AA directors
6866:
6828:Motor torpedo boat tender
6758:
6644:
6616:
6497:
6442:
6359:
6334:
6307:
6252:
6113:
6030:
5963:
5894:
5874:
5784:
5729:
5702:
5647:
5596:
5570:
5549:
5426:
5345:
5224:St. John, Philip (2000).
5205:St. John, Philip (1999).
5131:Friedman, Norman (1983).
4262:Newport News Shipbuilding
4209:
4195:
4181:
4167:
4153:
4030:
4027:
3990:
3987:
3981:Beverly Hills, California
3931:
3928:
3875:
3872:
3818:
3815:
3757:
3754:
3692:
3689:
3635:
3632:
3589:
3586:
3522:
3519:
3461:
3458:
3403:
3400:
3340:
3337:
3285:
3282:
3221:
3218:
3148:
3145:
3077:
3074:
3024:
3021:
2953:
2950:
2892:
2889:
2827:
2824:
2774:
2771:
2699:
2696:
2630:
2627:
2556:
2553:
2484:
2481:
2476:
2473:
2470:
2467:
2464:
2461:
2458:
2455:
2452:
2449:
2446:
2442:-class aircraft carriers
2342:, the first U.S. orbital
1902:–converted ships such as
1776:Evolution of the air wing
1403:Very High Frequency (VHF)
1117:
1068:Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1004:'s name was changed from
982:'s name was changed from
949:, originally to be named
354:27.5 ft (8.4 m)
277:General characteristics (
276:
77:Newport News Shipbuilding
54:
34:
6905:Aircraft carrier classes
5339:-class aircraft carriers
5207:USS Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9)
4947:26 December 2017 at the
4811:Faltum 1996, pp. 139–40.
4793:Faltum 1996, pp. 167–74.
4750:2 September 2012 at the
4393:
4251:cessation of hostilities
3070:and scrapped (May 1973)
2820:and scrapped (Aug 1966)
2326:In the post-Apollo era,
1751:amphibious assault ships
1500:with angled flight deck.
701:armoring the hangar deck
699:Debates raged regarding
623:-class aircraft carriers
6873:Completed after the war
5704:Light aircraft carriers
5112:Faltum, Andrew (1996).
5012:Faltum, Andrew (1996).
4884:9 February 2008 at the
4858:7 December 2003 at the
4580:Raven 1988, pp. 42, 56.
4304:Later class assignments
3808:Scrapped (Aug 1988) in
3275:Scrapped (Jan 1994) in
2277:in December 1968; and
2218:. On 26 February 1966,
2000:Gulf of Tonkin Incident
1395:Plan Position Indicator
1353:mounted in the earlier
1327:5 in (127 mm)
1237:fast carrier task force
1206:Special Treatment Steel
941:Battle of the Coral Sea
631:Washington Naval Treaty
6858:Underway replenishment
5550:Modernization programs
5169:Roberts, John (1982).
4768:4 October 2008 at the
4717:www.uss-bennington.org
4598:Friedman 1983, p. 151.
4277:Philadelphia Navy Yard
4214:Philadelphia Navy Yard
4162:Newport News, Virginia
2211:
2167:recovered the crew of
1941:One author called the
1937:Military contributions
1890:Airborne early warning
1666:anti-submarine warfare
1577:optical landing system
1556:
1545:
1501:
1490:
1429:
1351:1.1 in/75 caliber guns
1314:Guns, radar and radios
1310:
1274:Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
1197:
1182:
1130:
1089:
868:Philadelphia Navy Yard
776:, which was the third
763:
97:Norfolk Naval Shipyard
5266:Warship International
5245:Warship International
4610:St. John 2000, p. 11.
4562:Sowinski 1980, p. 30.
4409:St. John 1999, p. 10.
4314:Naval Vessel Register
4176:Quincy, Massachusetts
3394:San Pedro, California
2403:Corpus Christi, Texas
2257:Eleven months later,
2205:
1843:RF-8G photo Crusaders
1829:, three squadrons of
1763:Royal Australian Navy
1592:Truman administration
1551:
1507:
1496:
1485:
1423:
1347:Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
1308:
1270:Douglas SBD Dauntless
1188:
1177:
1125:
1110:class, including the
1100:) were scrapped, and
1084:
757:
498:20 mm Oerlikon cannon
6879:Single ship of class
6808:High-speed transport
5152:Essex-Class Carriers
5150:Raven, Alan (1988).
4837:13 July 2009 at the
4802:Faltum 1996, p. 141.
4517:Roberts 1982, p. 11.
4419:much-altered design.
4204:Portsmouth, Virginia
3868:Scrapped (Apr 1972)
3750:Scrapped (May 1971)
3515:Scrapped (Feb 1974)
3333:Scrapped (Feb 1971)
2818:Chesapeake, Virginia
2187:on 16 December, and
2114:on 24 May 1962, and
2110:), was picked up by
2027:Cuban Missile Crisis
2023:Bay of Pigs Invasion
1880:and one squadron of
1816:F9F-8P photo Cougars
1723:Of the unmodernized
1573:jet-blast deflectors
1514:Long Beach Navy Yard
1070:suggesting that the
1040:Battle of Leyte Gulf
782:-class carrier, and
453:surface-search radar
366:Babcock & Wilcox
179:68–78 million (1942)
4684:Frame, Tom (1992).
4526:Faltum 1996, p. 39.
4508:Faltum 1996, p. 29.
4490:Faltum 1996, p. 28.
4428:Faltum 1996, p. 12.
4275:(CV-51 and CV-52),
4172:Fore River Shipyard
4150:
3627:Baltimore, Maryland
2765:Alameda, California
2443:
2392:Alameda, California
2136:), on 16 May 1963.
2066:Mercury-Redstone 1A
1761:was offered to the
1532:(angled deck; with
1292:Vought F4U Corsairs
1278:Grumman TBF Avenger
1266:Grumman F6F Hellcat
1168:A.B.C. Elevator Co.
1008:after the original
986:after the original
841:Fore River Shipyard
801:, yet smaller than
768:Naval Expansion Act
635:London Naval Treaty
82:Fore River Shipyard
4781:Faltum 1996, p. 1.
4763:VA-93 Blue Blazers
4499:Faltum 1996, p. 6.
4273:Brooklyn Navy Yard
4247:New York Navy Yard
4190:Brooklyn, New York
4186:New York Navy Yard
4148:
4082:Construction notes
3015:Corpus Christi, TX
2548:Kearny, New Jersey
2437:
2427:Pensacola, Florida
2382:, in New York City
2212:
2088:Mercury-Redstone 4
2070:Mercury-Redstone 3
1839:EKA-3B Skywarriors
1745:were redesignated
1581:angled flight deck
1557:
1546:
1502:
1491:
1486:The straight-deck
1430:
1311:
1198:
1183:
1152:One innovation in
1131:
1090:
857:Brooklyn Navy Yard
833:Two-Ocean Navy Act
764:
709:Nelson to Vanguard
557:United States Navy
430:processing systems
279:all stats as built
117:United States Navy
87:Brooklyn Navy Yard
6892:
6891:
6254:Destroyer escorts
5649:Aircraft carriers
5609:
5608:
5417:Bon Homme Richard
5190:Warship Volume II
5023:978-1-877853-26-5
4992:www.navsource.org
4962:"Diving Oriskany"
4589:Fahey 1950, p. 5.
4344:class (SCB-27C):
4324:class (SCB-27A):
4281:Norfolk Navy Yard
4260:was laid down at
4223:
4222:
4200:Norfolk Navy Yard
4079:
4078:
3793:SCB-27C/125, 1955
3377:SCB-27C/125, 1955
3343:Bon Homme Richard
2994:SCB-27C/125, 1955
2565:Bon Homme Richard
2295:in July 1969 and
2055:human spaceflight
1914:. Four converted
1614:design under the
1530:Bon Homme Richard
1478:Post-war rebuilds
1448:Bon Homme Richard
1382:SG surface-search
1072:Doolittle Raiders
951:Bon Homme Richard
895:Bon Homme Richard
872:Norfolk Navy Yard
553:aircraft carriers
538:
537:
492:40 mm Bofors guns
326:(short-bow units)
149:Succeeded by
16:(Redirected from
6937:
6853:Submarine tender
6798:Destroyer tender
6773:Floating drydock
5775:Commencement Bay
5636:
5629:
5622:
5613:
5612:
5346:Short-hull group
5329:
5322:
5315:
5306:
5305:
5288:
5287:
5281:
5260:
5239:
5220:
5193:
5184:
5165:
5146:
5127:
5108:
5086:
5058:
5057:
5055:
5053:
5042:www.nvr.navy.mil
5034:
5028:
5027:
5009:
5003:
5002:
5000:
4998:
4984:
4978:
4977:
4975:
4973:
4964:. Archived from
4958:
4952:
4937:
4931:
4923:
4917:
4909:
4903:
4895:
4889:
4874:
4863:
4848:
4842:
4827:
4821:
4818:
4812:
4809:
4803:
4800:
4794:
4791:
4782:
4779:
4773:
4760:
4754:
4739:
4733:
4732:
4730:
4728:
4709:
4700:
4699:
4681:
4675:
4667:
4661:
4654:
4629:
4626:
4620:
4617:
4611:
4608:
4599:
4596:
4590:
4587:
4581:
4578:
4572:
4569:
4563:
4560:
4554:
4542:
4536:
4533:
4527:
4524:
4518:
4515:
4509:
4506:
4500:
4497:
4491:
4488:
4482:
4479:
4473:
4472:
4465:
4459:
4448:
4442:
4435:
4429:
4426:
4420:
4416:
4410:
4407:
4151:
4147:
4142:
4139:
4130:
4127:
4121:
4118:
4072:
4060:
4055:
4050:
4045:
4010:
4005:
3976:
3961:
3956:
3951:
3946:
3921:
3905:
3900:
3895:
3890:
3865:
3848:
3843:
3838:
3833:
3805:
3788:
3783:
3778:
3773:
3747:
3728:
3723:
3718:
3713:
3682:
3665:
3660:
3655:
3650:
3614:
3609:
3604:
3571:
3552:
3547:
3542:
3537:
3512:
3491:
3486:
3481:
3476:
3451:
3439:
3434:
3429:
3424:
3389:
3370:
3365:
3360:
3355:
3330:
3315:
3310:
3305:
3300:
3272:
3251:
3246:
3241:
3236:
3207:
3184:
3179:
3174:
3169:
3134:
3113:
3108:
3103:
3098:
3063:
3054:
3049:
3044:
3039:
3010:
2989:
2984:
2979:
2974:
2943:
2922:
2917:
2912:
2907:
2882:
2863:
2858:
2853:
2848:
2813:
2804:
2799:
2794:
2789:
2760:
2735:
2730:
2725:
2720:
2685:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2645:
2613:
2592:
2587:
2582:
2577:
2535:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2499:
2471:Re-designations
2444:
2436:
2346:, in June 1973.
2199:on 15 November.
2143:, got underway,
2076:), recovered by
2002:, aircraft from
1912:CH-46 Sea Knight
1847:A-7A Corsair IIs
1512:-class units at
1290:, also included
1088:underway in 1948
1038:was sunk in the
1020:. The erstwhile
965:on 7 June 1942.
963:Battle of Midway
961:was lost at the
939:was lost in the
843:; the last two,
792:of a new class.
788:, which was the
524:Aircraft carried
446:air-search radar
439:air-search radar
396:screw propellers
290:Aircraft carrier
178:
115:
113:
112:
49:underway in 1955
39:
32:
31:
21:
6945:
6944:
6940:
6939:
6938:
6936:
6935:
6934:
6895:
6894:
6893:
6888:
6862:
6848:Seaplane tender
6818:Ice cream barge
6760:Auxiliary ships
6754:
6640:
6612:
6493:
6438:
6355:
6330:
6309:Patrol frigates
6303:
6248:
6236:Robert H. Smith
6229:Allen M. Sumner
6109:
6026:
5959:
5890:
5870:
5780:
5731:Escort carriers
5725:
5698:
5643:
5640:
5610:
5605:
5592:
5566:
5545:
5427:Long-hull group
5422:
5341:
5333:
5285:
5236:
5217:
5181:
5162:
5143:
5124:
5105:
5083:
5067:
5062:
5061:
5051:
5049:
5038:"NVR Home Page"
5036:
5035:
5031:
5024:
5010:
5006:
4996:
4994:
4986:
4985:
4981:
4971:
4969:
4968:on 6 March 2013
4960:
4959:
4955:
4949:Wayback Machine
4938:
4934:
4924:
4920:
4910:
4906:
4896:
4892:
4886:Wayback Machine
4875:
4866:
4860:Wayback Machine
4849:
4845:
4839:Wayback Machine
4828:
4824:
4819:
4815:
4810:
4806:
4801:
4797:
4792:
4785:
4780:
4776:
4770:Wayback Machine
4761:
4757:
4752:Wayback Machine
4743:History of Ship
4740:
4736:
4726:
4724:
4711:
4710:
4703:
4696:
4682:
4678:
4668:
4664:
4655:
4632:
4627:
4623:
4618:
4614:
4609:
4602:
4597:
4593:
4588:
4584:
4579:
4575:
4570:
4566:
4561:
4557:
4543:
4539:
4534:
4530:
4525:
4521:
4516:
4512:
4507:
4503:
4498:
4494:
4489:
4485:
4480:
4476:
4467:
4466:
4462:
4449:
4445:
4436:
4432:
4427:
4423:
4417:
4413:
4408:
4401:
4396:
4384:
4306:
4146:
4145:
4141:Never completed
4140:
4133:
4128:
4124:
4119:
4090:
4066:
3970:
3968:
3918:
3913:
3906:
3862:
3857:
3849:
3802:
3797:
3789:
3744:
3739:
3737:
3729:
3698:
3679:
3674:
3666:
3576:artificial reef
3568:
3563:
3558:
3553:
3509:
3504:
3499:
3497:
3492:
3445:
3409:
3386:
3384:
3373:
3371:
3324:
3322:
3269:
3264:
3259:
3257:
3252:
3204:
3202:
3197:
3192:
3187:
3185:
3154:
3131:
3126:
3121:
3119:
3114:
3083:
3007:
3002:
3000:
2998:
2990:
2959:
2940:
2935:
2930:
2928:
2923:
2879:
2874:
2869:
2864:
2833:
2757:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2743:
2738:
2736:
2705:
2682:
2680:
2675:
2670:
2668:
2663:
2661:
2610:
2605:
2600:
2598:
2593:
2562:
2532:
2527:
2522:
2520:
2515:
2435:
2369:Patriot's Point
2352:
2350:Remaining ships
2285:, in May 1969.
2130:Mercury-Atlas 9
2122:Mercury-Atlas 8
2104:Mercury-Atlas 7
2096:Mercury-Atlas 6
2080:on 5 May 1961.
2047:
1961:Gilbert Islands
1939:
1886:SH-3A Sea Kings
1778:
1534:bridle catchers
1480:
1418:
1336:proximity fuzed
1316:
1262:torpedo bombers
1250:
1245:
1196:, November 1944
1164:Bureau of Ships
1120:
837:Bethlehem Steel
752:
616:
429:
359:Installed power
176:
110:
108:
50:
48:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
6943:
6933:
6932:
6927:
6922:
6917:
6912:
6907:
6890:
6889:
6887:
6886:
6883:
6880:
6877:
6874:
6871:
6867:
6864:
6863:
6861:
6860:
6855:
6850:
6845:
6840:
6835:
6830:
6825:
6820:
6815:
6810:
6805:
6800:
6795:
6790:
6785:
6780:
6775:
6770:
6764:
6762:
6756:
6755:
6753:
6752:
6745:
6738:
6731:
6724:
6717:
6710:
6703:
6696:
6689:
6682:
6675:
6668:
6661:
6656:
6650:
6648:
6642:
6641:
6639:
6638:
6633:
6628:
6622:
6620:
6614:
6613:
6611:
6610:
6603:
6596:
6589:
6582:
6575:
6568:
6561:
6554:
6547:
6540:
6533:
6526:
6519:
6514:
6509:
6503:
6501:
6495:
6494:
6492:
6491:
6484:
6477:
6470:
6463:
6456:
6448:
6446:
6440:
6439:
6437:
6436:
6429:
6422:
6415:
6408:
6401:
6394:
6387:
6380:
6373:
6365:
6363:
6357:
6356:
6354:
6353:
6348:
6340:
6338:
6332:
6331:
6329:
6328:
6321:
6313:
6311:
6305:
6304:
6302:
6301:
6298:John C. 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:
4077:
4076:
4073:
4068:
4063:
4061:
4056:
4051:
4046:
4041:
4036:
4033:Philippine Sea
4029:
4025:
4024:
4021:
4019:
4017:
4015:
4013:
4011:
4006:
4001:
3996:
3989:
3985:
3984:
3977:
3972:
3965:
3962:
3957:
3952:
3947:
3942:
3937:
3930:
3926:
3925:
3922:
3915:
3910:
3908:
3901:
3896:
3891:
3886:
3881:
3874:
3870:
3869:
3866:
3859:
3854:
3851:
3844:
3839:
3834:
3829:
3824:
3821:Lake Champlain
3817:
3813:
3812:
3806:
3799:
3794:
3791:
3784:
3779:
3774:
3769:
3764:
3756:
3752:
3751:
3748:
3741:
3734:
3731:
3724:
3719:
3714:
3709:
3704:
3691:
3687:
3686:
3683:
3676:
3671:
3668:
3661:
3656:
3651:
3646:
3641:
3634:
3630:
3629:
3623:
3621:
3619:
3617:
3615:
3610:
3605:
3600:
3595:
3588:
3584:
3583:
3580:Gulf of Mexico
3572:
3565:
3560:
3559:SCB-125A, 1959
3555:
3548:
3543:
3538:
3533:
3528:
3521:
3517:
3516:
3513:
3506:
3501:
3494:
3487:
3482:
3477:
3472:
3467:
3460:
3456:
3455:
3452:
3447:
3442:
3440:
3435:
3430:
3425:
3420:
3415:
3402:
3398:
3397:
3390:
3381:
3378:
3375:
3366:
3361:
3356:
3351:
3346:
3339:
3335:
3334:
3331:
3326:
3319:
3316:
3311:
3306:
3301:
3296:
3291:
3284:
3280:
3279:
3273:
3266:
3261:
3254:
3247:
3242:
3237:
3232:
3227:
3220:
3216:
3215:
3208:
3199:
3194:
3189:
3180:
3175:
3170:
3165:
3160:
3147:
3143:
3142:
3135:
3128:
3123:
3116:
3109:
3104:
3099:
3094:
3089:
3076:
3072:
3071:
3064:
3059:
3057:
3055:
3050:
3045:
3040:
3035:
3030:
3023:
3019:
3018:
3011:
3004:
2995:
2992:
2985:
2980:
2975:
2970:
2965:
2952:
2948:
2947:
2944:
2937:
2932:
2925:
2918:
2913:
2908:
2903:
2898:
2891:
2887:
2886:
2883:
2876:
2871:
2866:
2859:
2854:
2849:
2844:
2839:
2826:
2822:
2821:
2814:
2809:
2807:
2805:
2800:
2795:
2790:
2785:
2780:
2773:
2769:
2768:
2761:
2752:
2747:
2740:
2731:
2726:
2721:
2716:
2711:
2698:
2694:
2693:
2686:
2677:
2672:
2665:
2656:
2651:
2646:
2641:
2636:
2629:
2625:
2624:
2614:
2607:
2602:
2595:
2588:
2583:
2578:
2573:
2568:
2555:
2551:
2550:
2546:(Jun 1975) in
2536:
2529:
2524:
2517:
2510:
2505:
2500:
2495:
2490:
2483:
2479:
2478:
2475:
2472:
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:
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4067:CVS-47, 1955
4065:CVA-47, 1952
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3969:CVS-45, 1953
3967:CVA-45, 1952
3934:Valley Forge
3933:
3914:CVS-40, 1955
3912:CVA-40, 1952
3877:
3858:CVS-39, 1957
3856:CVA-39, 1952
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3798:CVS-38, 1969
3796:CVA-38, 1952
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3738:CVS-37, 1954
3736:CVA-37, 1952
3701:Valley Forge
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3675:CVS-36, 1953
3673:CVA-36, 1952
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3446:CVS-32, 1953
3444:CVA-32, 1952
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3323:CVS-21, 1956
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3265:CVS-20, 1959
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3127:CVS-18, 1956
3125:CVA-18, 1952
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2875:CVS-14, 1969
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386:Westinghouse
296:Displacement
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141: (CV-7)
138:
129:
63:
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6778:Repair dock
6646:Cargo ships
6391:Miantonomah
5947:Oregon City
5926:New Orleans
5912:Northampton
5786:Battleships
5740:Long Island
5435:Ticonderoga
5396:Bunker Hill
4972:20 February
3971:LPH-8, 1961
3740:LPH-5, 1959
3582:(May 2006)
3564:CV-34, 1975
3412:Crown Point
3325:LPH-4, 1959
3212:Los Angeles
3198:CV-19, 1975
3157:Ticonderoga
3027:Bunker Hill
2997:CVA-16,1955
2830:Ticonderoga
2751:CVS-12,1958
2542:(DRMS) and
2528:CVS-9, 1960
2526:CVA-9, 1952
2468:Rebuild(s)
2465:Commission
2338:mission to
2328:Ticonderoga
2313:Ticonderoga
2305:Buzz Aldrin
2185:Gemini VI-A
2004:Ticonderoga
1992:Vietnam War
1866:ASW carrier
1835:E-1 Tracers
1796:F9F Cougars
1788:FJ-3 Furies
1651:Bunker Hill
1498:Ticonderoga
1453:Ticonderoga
1414:Ticonderoga
1296:Pacific War
1287:Bunker Hill
1218:As the new
1112:Ticonderoga
1045:Ticonderoga
996:Guadalcanal
750:Development
728:flight deck
705:hangar deck
693:Bunker Hill
665:flight deck
580:Vietnam War
496:55 to 76 ×
490:32 to 72 ×
166:Ticonderoga
123:Preceded by
6899:Categories
6823:Net laying
6768:Ammunition
6499:Submarines
6361:Minelayers
6115:Destroyers
6048:Sacramento
5954:Des Moines
5823:New Mexico
5768:Casablanca
5505:Shangri-La
5410:Bennington
5065:References
4550:Bennington
4546:Bennington
4269:Fore River
3761:Shangri-La
3224:Bennington
3183:April 1944
3013:Museum at
2763:Museum at
2688:Museum at
2459:Keel laid
2244:Bennington
2175:picked up
2025:, and the
1874:Bennington
1783:Bennington
1767:HMAS
1689:under the
1638:Shangri-La
1568:Korean War
1520:(CVS-20),
1518:Bennington
1276:, and the
1256:, 36
1230:task group
1145:catapult.
1064:Shangri-La
976:Likewise,
798:Enterprise
420:Complement
380:Propulsion
162:Subclasses
6885:Cancelled
6707:Aldebaran
6672:Andromeda
6636:T3 tanker
6631:T2 tanker
6626:T1 tanker
6523:Barracuda
6488:Admirable
6419:Weehawken
6384:Monadnock
6318:Asheville
6055:Asheville
6016:Worcester
5995:Cleveland
5940:Baltimore
5905:Pensacola
5830:Tennessee
5658:Lexington
5576:USS
5498:Princeton
5470:Kearsarge
5389:Lexington
5278:0043-0374
5257:0043-0374
4927:Apollo 17
4913:Apollo 16
4899:Apollo 12
4366:Lexington
4362:Lexington
4271:(CV-50),
3759:USS
3695:Princeton
3464:Kearsarge
2956:Lexington
2708:Kearsarge
2462:Launched
2447:Hull no.
2398:Lexington
2321:Apollo 17
2317:Apollo 16
2297:Apollo 12
2293:Apollo 11
2283:Apollo 10
2279:Princeton
2197:Gemini 12
2193:Gemini 9A
2169:Gemini IV
2117:Kearsarge
2074:Freedom 7
2039:Lexington
1973:kamikazes
1969:torpedoes
1769:Melbourne
1736:Princeton
1714:Lexington
1697:Lexington
1671:Forrestal
1602:service.
1516:in 1966;
1416:subclass)
1365:classes.
1356:Lexington
1248:Air group
1243:Armaments
1192:, in the
1139:catapults
1034:Princeton
1032:USS
1027:Princeton
1010:USS
1006:Kearsarge
988:USS
967:Lexington
955:USS
935:Lexington
933:USS
924:Lexington
903:Kearsarge
883:Lexington
855:from the
790:lead ship
691:USS
684:USS
669:USS
654:USS
597:Lexington
308:Full load
267:Lexington
265:USS
256:USS
247:USS
238:USS
232:Preserved
216:Cancelled
208:Completed
195:1942–1991
187:1941–1950
137:USS
105:Operators
6813:Hospital
6783:Barracks
6735:Denebola
6679:Arcturus
6586:Mackerel
6558:Porpoise
6551:Cachalot
6530:Argonaut
6426:Camanche
6291:Rudderow
6222:Fletcher
6152:Farragut
6131:Caldwell
6062:Plymouth
6032:Gunboats
5981:Brooklyn
5919:Portland
5837:Colorado
5802:New York
5761:Sangamon
5672:Yorktown
5533:Iwo Jima
5491:Antietam
5484:Reprisal
5477:Oriskany
5442:Randolph
5382:Franklin
5368:Intrepid
5361:Yorktown
5093:(1950).
5046:Archived
4945:Archived
4882:Archived
4856:Archived
4835:Archived
4766:Archived
4748:Archived
4721:Archived
4553:Typhoon.
4456:Oriskany
4382:See also
4352:Franklin
4336:Intrepid
4332:Intrepid
4322:Yorktown
4298:Oriskany
4288:Oriskany
4256:Iwo Jima
4243:Reprisal
4071:Dec 1958
4059:May 1946
4054:Sep 1945
4049:Aug 1944
4044:Jun 1943
4009:Jan 1945
4004:Jun 1943
3993:Iwo Jima
3975:Jan 1970
3960:Nov 1946
3955:Nov 1945
3950:Sep 1944
3945:Jun 1943
3920:May 1960
3917:Jun 1949
3907:Feb 1951
3904:Dec 1945
3899:May 1945
3894:Mar 1944
3889:Aug 1942
3864:May 1966
3861:Feb 1947
3850:Sep 1952
3847:Jun 1945
3842:Nov 1944
3837:Mar 1943
3832:Aug 1942
3804:Jul 1971
3801:Nov 1947
3790:May 1951
3787:Sep 1944
3782:Feb 1944
3777:Jan 1943
3772:Aug 1942
3746:Jan 1970
3743:Jun 1949
3730:Aug 1950
3727:Nov 1945
3722:Jul 1945
3717:Sep 1943
3712:Aug 1942
3681:May 1963
3667:Jan 1951
3664:Jan 1945
3659:Aug 1944
3654:Mar 1943
3649:Aug 1942
3638:Antietam
3613:Dec 1945
3608:Jul 1944
3603:Aug 1942
3592:Reprisal
3570:Sep 1976
3567:Jan 1957
3554:Mar 1959
3551:Sep 1950
3546:Oct 1945
3541:May 1944
3536:Aug 1942
3525:Oriskany
3511:Feb 1970
3508:Jun 1950
3493:Feb 1952
3490:Mar 1946
3485:May 1945
3480:Mar 1944
3475:Aug 1942
3450:May 1959
3438:Apr 1946
3433:Aug 1945
3428:Feb 1944
3423:Aug 1942
3388:Jul 1971
3385:May 1953
3383:Jan 1947
3374:Sep 1955
3372:Jan 1951
3369:Nov 1944
3364:Apr 1944
3359:Feb 1943
3354:Aug 1942
3329:Dec 1969
3314:Apr 1945
3309:Dec 1944
3304:Sep 1943
3299:Dec 1941
3271:Jan 1970
3268:Nov 1946
3253:Nov 1952
3250:Aug 1944
3245:Feb 1944
3240:Dec 1942
3235:Dec 1941
3206:Jan 1976
3203:Apr 1956
3201:May 1947
3188:Nov 1956
3186:Feb 1954
3178:Jan 1944
3173:Jan 1943
3168:Sep 1940
3137:Sold to
3133:Jul 1972
3130:Feb 1947
3115:Sep 1951
3112:Nov 1943
3107:Aug 1943
3102:Mar 1942
3097:Sep 1940
3086:Oriskany
3062:Jan 1947
3053:May 1943
3048:Dec 1942
3043:Sep 1941
3038:Sep 1940
3009:Nov 1991
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2991:Aug 1955
2988:Feb 1943
2983:Sep 1942
2978:Jul 1941
2973:Sep 1940
2942:Feb 1969
2939:Feb 1948
2924:Jul 1953
2921:Oct 1944
2916:Jun 1944
2911:May 1943
2906:Sep 1940
2895:Randolph
2881:Sep 1973
2878:Jan 1947
2865:Oct 1954
2862:May 1944
2857:Feb 1944
2852:Feb 1943
2847:Sep 1940
2812:Feb 1947
2803:Jan 1944
2798:Oct 1943
2793:Dec 1942
2788:Sep 1940
2777:Franklin
2759:Jun 1970
2756:May 1951
2754:Jan 1947
2739:Sep 1953
2737:Mar 1951
2734:Nov 1943
2729:Aug 1943
2724:Aug 1942
2719:Sep 1940
2684:Mar 1974
2681:Apr 1952
2679:Mar 1947
2664:Oct 1954
2662:Feb 1952
2659:Aug 1943
2654:Apr 1943
2649:Dec 1941
2644:Jul 1940
2633:Intrepid
2612:Jun 1970
2609:Jan 1947
2594:Jan 1953
2591:Apr 1943
2586:Jan 1943
2581:Dec 1941
2576:Jul 1940
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2544:scrapped
2538:Sold to
2534:Jun 1969
2531:Jan 1947
2516:Jan 1951
2513:Dec 1942
2508:Jul 1942
2503:Apr 1941
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2438:List of
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2364:Yorktown
2332:Skylab 2
2271:Apollo 8
2267:Yorktown
2263:Apollo 7
2252:Saturn V
2248:Apollo 4
2189:Gemini 7
2177:Gemini 5
2161:Gemini 3
2157:Intrepid
2153:Gemini 2
2112:Intrepid
2108:Aurora 7
2083:Randolph
2049:Several
2035:Antietam
2017:and the
1977:typhoons
1921:Iwo Jima
1872:such as
1861:-class.
1823:Oriskany
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1718:Oriskany
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1702:Yorktown
1682:Intrepid
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1643:Oriskany
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1607:Oriskany
1600:Cold War
1522:Yorktown
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1362:Yorktown
1254:fighters
1190:Intrepid
1181:aft view
1179:Yorktown
1127:Yorktown
1103:Oriskany
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1094:Reprisal
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957:Yorktown
946:Yorktown
915:Randolph
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887:Yorktown
804:Saratoga
779:Yorktown
686:Franklin
661:Yorktown
643:Yorktown
621:Yorktown
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479:Armament
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240:Yorktown
130:Yorktown
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6788:Collier
6721:Acubens
6700:Alstede
6693:Tolland
6686:Artemis
6665:Haskell
6659:Victory
6654:Liberty
6618:Tankers
6544:Dolphin
6537:Narwhal
6453:Lapwing
6351:PT boat
6270:Buckley
6243:Gearing
6215:Gleaves
6173:Gridley
6145:Clemson
6124:Sampson
6041:Dubuque
5988:Atlanta
5933:Wichita
5865:Montana
5795:Wyoming
5747:Charger
5562:SCB-125
5449:Hancock
4997:23 June
4360:AVT-16
4342:Hancock
4340:CVA-19
4330:CVS-11
4320:CVS-10
4300:class.
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3017:(1992)
2836:Hancock
2767:(1998)
2692:(1982)
2623:(1975)
2474:Decomm
2134:Faith 7
2126:Sigma 7
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1691:SCB-144
1627:SCB-125
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1060:Hancock
1051:Hancock
911:Hancock
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555:of the
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369:boilers
224:Retired
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6843:Repair
6833:Reefer
6742:Hyades
6728:Arctic
6579:Tambor
6565:Salmon
6405:Keokuk
6398:Terror
6377:Wassuc
6370:Oglala
6345:Action
6325:Tacoma
6284:Edsall
6277:Cannon
6263:Evarts
6208:Benson
6194:Benham
6187:Somers
6180:Bagley
6159:Porter
6138:Wickes
6022:CL-154
6009:Juneau
5885:Alaska
5809:Nevada
5720:Saipan
5693:Midway
5665:Ranger
5586:Midway
5557:SCB-27
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4028:CV-47
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3964:Amphib
3929:CV-45
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3873:CV-40
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3587:CV-35
3520:CV-34
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3401:CV-32
3338:CV-31
3318:Amphib
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3219:CV-20
3146:CV-19
3075:CV-18
3068:Oregon
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2951:CV-16
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2772:CV-13
2702:Hornet
2697:CV-12
2628:CV-11
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2554:CV-10
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2409:Until
2387:Hornet
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1001:Hornet
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527:90–100
317:Length
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6803:Depot
6749:Mizar
6714:Adria
6607:Tench
6600:Balao
6572:Sargo
6474:Eagle
6460:Raven
6433:Chimo
6412:Salem
6166:Mahan
6104:PGM-9
6097:PGM-1
6083:Vixen
6002:Fargo
5974:Omaha
5754:Bogue
5686:Essex
5588:class
5463:Leyte
5456:Boxer
5354:Essex
5337:Essex
5270:XXXVI
5249:XXXVI
5052:5 May
4727:5 May
4672:Essex
4452:Essex
4439:Essex
4394:Notes
4372:Boxer
4310:Essex
4294:Essex
4237:class
4168:FRSY
4154:NNSD
3406:Leyte
3288:Boxer
3277:India
3214:area
2962:Cabot
2487:Essex
2482:CV-9
2477:Fate
2453:Yard
2450:Ship
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2417:Essex
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2259:Essex
2220:Boxer
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2051:Essex
2031:Essex
2011:Essex
1996:Essex
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1965:bombs
1949:Essex
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1916:Essex
1904:Boxer
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1859:Essex
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1804:AD-5N
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1220:Essex
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1135:Essex
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919:Cabot
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879:Essex
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532:Notes
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156:class
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6593:Gato
6481:Hawk
6201:Sims
6090:Erie
5858:Iowa
5679:Wasp
5578:Wasp
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5253:ISSN
5230:ISBN
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5156:ISBN
5137:ISBN
5118:ISBN
5099:ISBN
5077:ISBN
5054:2018
5018:ISBN
4999:2021
4974:2013
4745:p. 3
4729:2018
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3084:(ex-
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3033:FRSY
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