USS Essex (CV-9) - USS Essex (CV-9) (add image here) Career Laid down: 1941 Launched: 31 July 1942 Commissioned: 31 December 1942 Decommissioned: ?? Fate: sold General Characteristics Displacement: 27,100 tons Length: 872 ft Beam: 93 ft Extreme Width: 147.5 ft Draft: 28.7 ft Speed: 33 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns Aircraft: ?? The seventh USS Essex (CV-9) (also CVA-9 and CVS-9) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier, the lead ship of her class. She was launched 31 July 1942 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., sponsored by Mrs. Artemus L. Gates, wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, and commissioned 31 December 1942, Captain Donald B. Duncan commanding. Following her shakedown cruise Essex sailed to the Pacific.
USS Lexington (CV-16) - USS Lexington (CV-16) (add image here) Career Laid down: 1941 Launched: 1942 Commissioned: 1943 Decommissioned: 8 November 1991 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: 33 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns, 68 x 40mm guns Aircraft: 80+ The fifth Lexington (CV-16) was laid down as Cabot 15 July 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass., renamed Lexington 16 June 1942, launched 23 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Theodore D. Robinson; and commissioned 17 February 19 43, Capt. Felix B. Stump in command. After Caribbean shakedown and yard work at Boston, Lexington sailed for Pacific action via the.
USS Princeton (CV-37) - USS Princeton (CV-37) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: 14 September 1943 Launched: 8 July 1945 Commissioned: 18 November 1945 Fate: sold for scrap Decommissioned: 1970 General Characteristics Displacement: 33,000 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, 44 x 40mm guns, 59 x 20mm guns Aircraft: 80+ The fifth USS Princeton (CV-37) (also CVA-37, CVS-37, LPH-5) was a United States Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier. CV-37 was laid down as Valley Forge at the Philadelphia Navy Yard 14 September 1943, renamed Princeton 21 November 1944, launched 8 July 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Harold Dodds; and commissioned 18 November 1945, Captain John M. Hoskins in command..
USS Saratoga (CV-3) - USS Saratoga (CV-3) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: 25 September 1920 Launched: 7 April 1925 Commissioned: 16 November 1927 Fate: sunk by A-bomb 25 July 1946 General Characteristics Displacement: 33,000 tons Length: 888 ft Beam: 106 ft Draft: 24.1 ft Speed: 33.91 knots Complement: 2,111 officers and men Armament: 8 x 8-inch guns, 12 x 5-inch guns Aircraft: 81 The fifth USS Saratoga (CV-3), was the third aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was laid down on 25 September 1920 as Battle Cruiser #3 by the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey, ordered converted to an aircraft carrier and reclassified CV-3 on 1 July 1922 in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty limiting naval armaments, launched on 7 April 1925,.
USS Shangri-La (CV-38) - USS Shangri-La (CV-38) Shangri-La underway, with crew on parade 17 August 1946 () Career Laid down: 15 January 1943 Launched: 24 February 1944 Commissioned: 15 September 1944 Decommissioned: 30 July 1971 Fate: sold for scrap General Characteristics Displacement: 27,100 tons Length: 888 ft Beam: 93 ft Extreme Width: 147.5 ft Draft: 28.6 ft Speed: 32.7 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns, 44 x 40mm guns, 60 x 20mm guns Aircraft: 80+ The USS Shangri-La (CV-38) (also CVA-38, CVS-38) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier. The name, unique among US carriers, was a reference to the Hornet (CV-8), which had been lost; after the Doolittle Raid, launched from the Hornet, President Roosevelt answered a reporter's question by saying that the raid had come.
USS Hornet (CV-12) - USS Hornet (CV-12) (add image here) Career Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: 29 November 1943 Decommissioned: 26 June 1970 Fate: museum 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: 33 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch/38 DP guns, 68 x 40mm Bofors AA autocannon Aircraft: 80+ The eighth USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) was originally named USS Kearsarge, but renamed in honor of the CV-8 which was lost. The contract to build Kearsarge had been given to Newport News Shipbuilding on 9 September 1940, and her keel was laid down 3 August 1942. The seventh Hornet (CV-8) was sunk in the Battle of Santa Cruz on.
USS Independence (CVL-22) - USS Independence (CVL-22) Independence in San Francisco Bay, 15 July 1943 () Career Laid down: ?? Launched: 22 August 1942 Commissioned: 14 January 1943 Decommissioned: 28 August 1946 Fate: sunk in weapons testing 1951 General Characteristics Displacement: 11,000 tons Length: 622.5 ft Beam: 71.5 ft Extreme Width: 109.2 ft Draft: 26 ft Speed: 31 knots Complement: 1,569 officers and men Armament: 26 x 40mm guns Aircraft: 45(?) The fourth USS Independence (CVL-22) (also CV-22) was a United States Navy light aircraft carrier, lead ship of her class. Begun as light cruiser Amsterdam, CL-59, she was launched as CV-22 on 22 August 1942 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. Rawleigh Warner, and commissioned 14 January 1943, Captain G. R. Fairlamb, Jr, in.
USS Bennington (CV-20) - USS Bennington (CV-20) (add image here) Career Laid down: ?? Launched: 28 February 1944 Commissioned: 6 August 1944 Decommissioned: 15 January 1970 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: 103 The second USS Bennington (CV-20) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was launched 28 February 1944 by New York Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. Melvin J. Maas, wife of Congressman Maas of Minnesota, and commissioned 6 August 1944, Captain J. B. Sykes in command. On 15 December Bennington got underway from New York and transited the Panama.
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 Essex - USS Essex Five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Essex, after the town of Essex, Massachusetts. The first Essex was a 32-gun sailing frigate launched in 1799, one of the heroes of the War of 1812. The second Essex was an ironclad steamer in the American Civil War. The third Essex was a wooden screw steamer launched in 1876, one of the last ships of the "Old Navy". The fourth Essex (CV-9) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1942 and active in both World War II, the Korean War, and the Apollo program, finally decommissioning in 1969. The fifth Essex (LHD-2) is an amphibious assault ship commissioned 1992 and on active service in 2003..
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 Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) - USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) (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: USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/A-31), the second United States Navy ship of that name, was named in honor of John Paul Jones' famous frigate, which he had named the French language equivalent of "Poor Richard," in honor of Benjamin Franklin's almanac of that name. Bon Homme Richard was a 27,100-ton Essex-class aircraft carrier built at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Commissioned in November 1944, she went to the.
USS Intrepid (CV-11) - USS Intrepid (CV-11) (add image here) Career Laid down: 1941 Launched: 26 April 1943 Commissioned: 16 August 1943 Decommissioned: 15 March 1974 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: 33 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns, 68 x 40mm guns Aircraft: 80+ The fourth USS Intrepid (CV-11) (also CVA-11 and CVS-11) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. Intrepid participated in the Pacific War, most notably the Battle of Leyte Gulf, recovered space capsules of the Mercury and Gemini projects, served in the Vietnam War, and as of 2003 is a museum ship in New.
USS Kearsarge (CV-33) - USS Kearsarge (CV-33) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: ?? Launched: 5 May 1945 Commissioned: 2 March 1946 Decommissioned: 13 February 1970 Fate: sold for scrap General Characteristics Displacement: 30,800 tons Length: 888 ft Beam: 93 ft Extreme Width: 136 ft Draft: 30.7 ft Speed: 33 knots Complement: 2,100 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns, 44 x 40mm guns, 36 x 20mm guns Aircraft: 80+ The third USS Kearsarge (CV-33) (also CVA-33 and CVS-33) was a United States Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier. She was launched 5 May 1945 by the New York Naval Shipyard, New York, sponsored by Mrs. Aubrey W. Fitch, and commissioned 2 March 1946, Captain Francis J. McKenna in command. Kearsarge arrived at her homeport Norfolk, Virginia, 21 April.
USS Franklin (CV-13) - USS Franklin (CV-13) USS Franklin underway near the Marianas, 1 August 1944 () Career Laid down: ?? Launched: 14 October 1943 Commissioned: 31 January 1944 Decommissioned: 1 October 1964 Fate: sold for scrap 1966 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: 33 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns Aircraft: 80+ The fifth USS Franklin (CV-13) (also CVA-13, CVS-13, and AVT-8), nicknamed "Big Ben", was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, perhaps the hardest-hit carrier to survive World War II. She was launched by Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, on 14 October 1943, sponsored by Lieutenant Commander Mildred.
USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) - USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) (image here) Career Laid down: 1 February 1943 Launched: 7 February 1944 Commissioned: 8 May 1944 Stricken: 16 November 1973 Fate: Sold for scrap 1 September 1975 General Characteristics Displacement: 27,100 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: 33 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns Aircraft: 80+ The fourth USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) of the United States Navy was an aircraft carrier. The ship was laid down as Hancock on 1 February 1943 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.; renamed Ticonderoga on 1 May 1943, launched on 7 February 1944, sponsored by Miss Stephanie Sarah Pell,.
USS Hancock (CV-19) - USS Hancock (CV-19) (image here) Career Laid down: 26 January 1943 Launched: 24 January 1944 Commissioned: 15 April 1944 Decommissioned: ?? Fate: ?? General Characteristics Displacement: 27,100 tons Length: 888 ft (270.7 m) Beam: 93 ft (28.4 m) Extreme Width: 147.5 ft (45 m) Draft: 28.7 ft (8.8 m) Speed: 33 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns, 44 x 40mm guns, 59 x 20mm guns Aircraft: 80+ The fourth USS Hancock (CV-19) of the United States Navy was an Essex-class aircraft carrier. Hancock was laid down as Ticonderoga 26 January 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; renamed Hancock 1 May 1943, launched 24 January 1944, sponsored by Mrs. DeWitt C. Ramsey, wife of Rear Admiral Ramsey, Chief of the.
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) - USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) Career Laid down: ?? Launched: 7 December 1942 Commissioned: 24 May 1943 Decommissioned: 9 January 1947 Fate: sold for scrap 1973 General Characteristics Displacement: 27,100 tons Length: 872 ft ( 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 Aircraft: 80+ The \'USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)' was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, nicknamed "Holiday Express" for her many attacks launched around the end of the year. Bunker Hill was launched 7 December 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, sponsored by Mrs. Donald Boynton, and commissioned 24 May 1943, Captain J. J. Ballentine in command. Reporting to.
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 Reprisal (CV-35) - USS Reprisal (CV-35) (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 USS Reprisal (CV-35) of the United States Navy would have been an Essex-class fleet carrier. Her keel was laid down on July 1, 1944, at the New York Naval Shipyard, of New York, New York. On August 12, 1945, when Reprisal was about half complete, construction was cancelled. In 1946, the hulk was launched without ceremony to clear the slipway, and was used in Chesapeake Bay for various experiments, culminating on.
