USS America (CV-66) - USS America (CV-66) (image here) Career Ordered: ?? Laid down: 1 January 1961 Launched: 1 February 1964 Commissioned: 23 January 1965 Decommissioned: 9 August 1996 Fate: inactive General Characteristics Displacement: 80,800 tons Length: 1047.5 ft ( m) Extreme Width: 249 ft ( m) Beam: 130 ft ( m) Draft: 35.7 ft ( m) Speed: 20+ knots Complement: 4,582 officers and enlisted Armament: Terrier missile launchers Aircraft: about 75 The third USS America (CV-66), originally CVA-66, was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that served from 1965 to 1996. She was laid down on 1 January 1961 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp., launched on 1 February 1964, sponsored by Mrs. David L. McDonald, wife of Admiral David.
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) - USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) The Stennis (CVN-74) is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. It was commissioned on December 9, 1995. Its home port is San Diego. Mission and Capabilities The mission of USS John C. Stennis and her embarked Air Wing (Carrier Air Wing Nine) is to conduct sustained combat air operations while forward deployed in the global arena. The embarked Air Wing consists of eight to nine squadrons. Attached aircraft are the F/A-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye, and SH-60 Seahawk. The Air Wing can destroy enemy aircraft, ships, submarines, and land targets, or lay mines hundreds of miles from the ship. USS John C. Stennis' aircraft are used to conduct strikes, support land battles, protect.
USS Yorktown (CV-5) - USS Yorktown (CV-5) (add image here) Career Laid down: 21 May 1934 Launched: 4 April 1936 Commissioned: 30 September 1937 Decommissioned: N/A Fate: Sunk by Japanese at Battle of Midway General Characteristics Displacement: 19,800 tons Length: 809 ft 6 in Beam: 83 ft 1 in Extreme Width: Draft: 28.0 ft Speed: 32.5 knots Complement: 2,919 officers and men Armament: 8 x 5-inch guns, 22 x .50cal machine guns Aircraft: 81-85 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early Career 2 World War II 2.1 Battle of the Coral Sea 2.2 Battle of Midway 2.3 General Characteristics 2.4 External Links Early Career The third USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier of World War II, sunk at the Battle of Midway. She was laid down on 21 May 1934.
USS America - USS America Three United States Navy ships have been named USS America, after America, the large landmass of the Western Hemisphere. The first America was a 74-gun ship of the line laid down in 1777, but not launched until 1782, at which time she was given to France and used there for a few years before being broken up. The second America was originally the German liner Amerika seized in World War I and used as a transport during the war. The third America (CV-66) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1965 and decommissioned 1996. She now sits at the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania..
USS Ranger (CVA-61) - USS Ranger (CVA-61) (image here) Career Laid down: 2 August 1954 Launched: 29 September 1956 Commissioned: 10 August 1957 Decommissioned: 10 July 1993 Fate: museum ship (planned) General Characteristics Displacement: 56,300 Length: 1,046 ft Beam: 130 ft Extreme Width: 249.5 ft Draft: 37 ft Speed: 34 knots Complement: 3,826 officers and men Armament: 8 x 5-inch guns Aircraft: ?? The seventh USS Ranger (CVA-61) (later CV-61) was a United States Navy Forrestal-class aircraft carrier. She was laid down 2 August 1954 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia, launched 29 September 1956, sponsored by Mrs. Arthur Radford (wife of Admiral Radford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard 10 August 1957, Captain Charles T. Booth II.
USS Midway (CV-41) - USS Midway (CV-41) The third Midway (CVB-41) was laid down 27 October 1943 by Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.; launched 20 March 1945; sponsored by, Mrs. Bradford William Ripley, Jr.; and commissioned 10 September 1945, Capt. Joseph F. Bolger in command. After shakedown in the Caribbean, Midway joined in the Atlantic Fleet training schedule, with Norfolk her homeport. From 20 February 1946 she was flagship for CarDiv 1. In March, she tested equipment and techniques for cold weather operations in the North Atlantic. East coast and Caribbean training was highlighted by operation "Sandy," in which in September 1947, she test fired a captured German V-2 rocket from her flight deck, first such launching from a moving platform. On 29 October 1947, Midway sailed for.
USS Coral Sea (CV-43) - USS Coral Sea (CV-43) insert image here insert caption here (insert link to larger image here) Career Awarded: 14 June 1943 Laid down: 10 July 1944 Launched: 2 April 1946 Commissioned: 1 October 1947 Fate: Disposed of by scrapping, cannibalization Stricken: 30 April 1990 General Characteristics Displacement: 45,000 tons Length: 968 feet Beam: 113 feet waterline, 136 feet flight deck Draft: 35 feet Speed: 33 knots Complement: 4104 officers and men Armament: 18 five-inch guns USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43), a Midway-class aircraft carrier, was the Nth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea. Initially classified as an aircraft carrier with hull classification symbol CV-43, the contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock.
List of ships of the United States Navy - line of the United States Navy list of sailing frigates of the United States Navy list of military vessels named after living Americans There is also a list of ships of the Japanese Navy. (This list cannot be sorted well by type, because the same name is used for ships of different types at different times. Add rest of destroyers and subs, but will need to break up list by letters.) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Alphabetical list of ships A USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602, CVN-72) USS Adirondack (1860s, 1917, AGC-15) USS Agamenticus (1863) USS Admiralty Islands (CVE-99) USS Akron (ZRS-4) USS Alabama (1818, BB-8, BB-60, SSBN-731) USS Alaska (1860s,.
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) - USS Forrestal (CVA-59) USS Forrestal at sea, 31 May 1962, with Phantom fighterss on deck () Career Laid down: ?? Launched: 11 December 1954 Commissioned: 1 October 1955 Decommissioned: 11 September 1993 Fate: museum ship (planned) General Characteristics Displacement: 56,000 Length: 1,046 ft Beam: 129.3 ft Extreme Width: 252 ft Draft: ?? Speed: 33 knots Complement: 4,000+ officers and men Armament: 8 x 5-inch guns Aircraft: ?? The USS Forrestal (CVA-59) (later CV-59 and AVT-9) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier, the lead ship of a new class of "supercarriers", named after Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. Forrestal was launched 11 December 1954 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia, sponsored by Mrs. James V Forrestal, widow of Secretary Forrestal; and.
USS Yorktown (CV-10) - USS Yorktown (CV-10) (add image here) Career Laid down: 1 December 1941 Launched: 21 January 1943 Commissioned: 15 April 1943 Decommissioned: 27 June 1970 Fate: museum ship General Characteristics Displacement: 27,100 tons Length: 872 ft (266 m) Beam: 93 ft (28.4 m) Extreme Width: 147.5 ft (45 m) Draft: 28.7 ft (8.8 m) Speed: 32.7 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns, 32 x 40mm guns, 46 x 20mm guns Aircraft: 80+ The fourth USS Yorktown (CV-10) (also CVS-10) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, now a museum ship in South Carolina. She was laid down on 1 December 1941 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. as Bon Homme Richard, renamed Yorktown.
USS Wasp (CV-18) - USS Wasp (CV-18) (image here) Career Laid down: 18 March 1942 Launched: 17 August 1943 Commissioned: 24 November 1943 Decommissioned: 1 July 1972 Fate: scrapped General Characteristics Displacement: 27,100 tons Length: 872 ft (266 m) Beam: 93 ft (28.4 m) Extreme Width: 147.5 ft (45 m) Draft: 28.7 ft (8.8 m) Speed: 32.7 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns, 40 x 40mm guns, 55 x 20mm guns Aircraft: 80+ The ninth USS Wasp (CV-18) of the United States Navy was an Essex-class aircraft carrier. The ship was laid down as Oriskany on 18 March 1942 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Steel Company; renamed Wasp on 13 November 1942, in honor of her fallen predecessor CV-7, launched on 17 August 1943,.
USS Antietam (CV-36) - USS Antietam (CV-36) (add image here) Career Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: sold for scrap General Characteristics Displacement: 27,100 tons Length: 872 ft (266 m) Extreme Width: 147.5 ft (45 m) Draft: 28.6 ft (8.7 m) Speed: 32.7 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch (127 mm) guns Aircraft: The second Antietam (CV-36) was laid down on 15 March 1943 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched on 20 August 1944 sponsored by Mrs. Millard E. Tydings, the wife of Senator Tydings of Maryland; and commissioned on 28 January 1945, Capt. James R. Tague in command. The aircraft carrier completed fitting out at Philadelphia until 2 March when she got underway for her shakedown cruise. The ship arrived in Hampton Roads on the.
USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) - USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) (add image here) Career Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: sold for scrap General Characteristics Displacement: 27,100 tons Length: 872 ft (266 m) Extreme Width: 147.5 ft (45 m) Draft: 28.6 ft (8.7 m) Speed: 32.7 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch (127 mm) guns Aircraft: Philippine Sea (CV-47) was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Co, Quincy, Mass. 19 August 1944, launched 5 September 1945 sponsored by Mrs. Albert B. Chandler; and commissioned 11 May 1946, Capt. D.S. Cornwell in command. In June, the ship went to Quonset Point, R.I. for initial training of the crew. By September 1946, she began her shakedown cruise in the Caribbean area with Air Group 20 embarked. Upon returning from shakedown.
USS Independence (CV-62) - USS Independence (CV-62) The fifth Independence (CVA-62) was launched by New York Navy Yard 6 June 1958; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas Gates, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned 10 January 1959; Captain R. Y. McElroy in command. One of the newest class of "supercarriers" at the time of her commissioning, Independence conducted shakedown training in the Caribbean and arrived her home port Norfolk, 30 June 1959. On 25 August, during suitability trials on board Independence, an A3D Skywarrior, piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Ed Decker, took off at a gross weight of 84,000 pounds — the heaviest aircraft ever to take off from a carrier. Independence operated off the Virginia Capes for the next year on training maneuvers, and departed 4 August 1960 for.
USS Langley (CV-1) - USS Langley (CV-1) (add image here) Career As Jupiter As Langley Authorized: unknown 11 July 1919 Laid down/ Conversion Begun: 18 October 1911 Launched/ Renamed: 14 August 1912 11 April 1920 Commissioned: 7 April 1913 20 March 1922 Decommissioned/ Lost: 24 March 1910 27 February 1942 Fate: converted wrecked by Japanese, scuttled by own escorts General Characteristics Displacement: 19,360 tons 11,500 tons Length: 542 feet 542 feet Beam: 65 feet 65 feet Draft: 27 feet 8 inches 18 feet 11 inches Speed: 15 knots 15 knots Complement: 163 officers and men 468 officers and men Armament: four four-inch guns four five-inch guns Aircraft: none 55 The USS Langley (CV/AV-1) was the United States Navy's first aircraft carrier. Originally USS Jupiter (AC-3), her keel was laid.
USS Leyte (CV-32) - USS Leyte (CV-32) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: 21 February 1944 Launched: 23 August 1945 Commissioned: 11 April 1946 Decommissioned: 15 May 1959 Fate: sold General Characteristics Displacement: 27,100 tons Length: 888 ft Beam: 93 ft Extreme Width: 147.5 ft Draft: 28.6 ft Speed: 33 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns, 72 x 40mm guns Aircraft: 80+ The third USS Leyte (CV-32) (also CVA-32, CVS-32, AVT-10) was a United States Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier. She was laid down as Crown Point by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia, 21 February 1944, renamed Leyte 8 May 1945, launched 23 August 1945, sponsored by Mrs. James M. Mead, and commissioned 11 April 1946, Captain Henry F..
USS Randolph (CV-15) - USS Randolph (CV-15) (image here) Career Laid down: 10 May 1943 Launched: 28 June 1944 Commissioned: 9 October 1944 Decommissioned: 13 February 1969 Fate: ?? General Characteristics Displacement: 36,380 tons Length: 888 ft ( m) Beam: 93 ft (28.4 m) Extreme Width: 147.5 ft (45 m) Draft: 28.7 ft (8.8 m) Speed: 32 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns Aircraft: 80+ The second USS Randolph (CV-15) of the United States Navy was a Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier. The ship was laid down 10 May 1943 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia, launched 28 June 1944, sponsored by Rose Gillette (wife of Guy M. Gillette, a US Senator from Iowa), and commissioned 9 October 1944, Captain Felix Baker.
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) - USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) was launched 29 April 1945 by New York Naval Shipyard as Coral Sea (CVB-42); sponsored by Mrs. John H. Towers, wife of the Deputy Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet; renamed Franklin D. Roosevelt 8 May 1945; and commissioned 27 October 1945 Captain A. Soucek in command. She was reclassified CVA-42 on 1 October 1952. During her shakedown cruise, Franklin D. Roosevelt called at Rio de Janeiro 1 to l1 February 1946 to represent the United States at the inauguration of the Brazilian president, Eurico G. Dutra, who came aboard for a short cruise. Fleet maneuvers and other training operations in the Caribbean preceded her first deployment to the Mediterranean, from 8 August to 4 October during which.
USS Wasp - USS Wasp Ten ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Wasp. The first Wasp was a merchant schooner originally named Scorpion and purchased by the Continental Navy in late 1775. Wasp and sister ship Hornet set sail from Baltimore on January 14, 1776, becoming the first ships from the Continental Fleet to set to sea. Wasp served the Continental Navy well capturing many vessels to include: HMS Betsy, HMS Leghorn Galley and Two Brothers. Wasp also recaptured USS Success, previously taken by HMS Roebuck. In the fall of 1777, Wasp was run aground, set on fire and destroyed when its gunpowder exploded. The second Wasp was a sloop constructed in 1806 and commissioned some time in 1807. Wasp operated along the coast.
USS Topeka (CL-67) - USS Topeka (CL-67) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: 21 April 1943 Launched: 19 August 1944 Commissioned: 23 December 1944 Decommissioned: 5 June 1969 Fate: sold for scrap General Characteristics Displacement: 10,000 tons Length: 608.3 ft Beam: 66.3 ft Draft: 25 ft Speed: 31.6 knots Complement: 1,410 officers and men Armament: 12 x 6-inch guns, 12 x 5-inch guns, 28 x 40mm guns, 10 x 20mm guns Aircraft: 4(?) The second USS Topeka (CL-67) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was laid down on 21 April 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel Company yard located at Quincy, Massachusetts, launched on 19 August 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Frank J. Warren, and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 23 December 1944,.
