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 Intrepid - USS Intrepid Four United States Navy ships have been named USS Intrepid, signifying a willingness to go into danger to achieve the goal. The first Intrepid was an armed ketch originally built by France, sold to Tripoli as Mastico, and captured by the US in 1803. The second Intrepid was an experimental steam torpedo ram commissioned 1874. The third Intrepid was a training and receiving ship launched in 1904. The fourth Intrepid (CV-11) was an aircraft carrier in World War II, later recovered the astronauts of Gemini 1, and as of 2003 is a museum ship..
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 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 New Jersey (BB-62) - USS New Jersey (BB-62) insert image here insert caption here (insert link to larger image here) Career Laid down: 16 September 1940 Launched: 7 December 1942 Commissioned: 23 May 1943 Fate: museum Decommissioned (final): 8 February 1991 '''General Characteristics''' Displacement: 57,271 tons Length: 887.7 ft (271 m) Beam: 108.1 ft (33 m) Draft: 38 ft (11.6 m) Speed: 33 knots Complement: 1921 officers and men Armament: nine 16-inch (406 mm) guns, 20 five-inch (127 mm) guns The second United States Navy New Jersey (BB-62), known as "Big Jay," is an Iowa-class battleship that was in service from 1943 to 1991, one of the longest-serving battleships of the 20th century. She is now a museum ship at Camden, New Jersey. Her keel was laid down on 16.
USS Alaska (CB-1) - USS Alaska (CB-1) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: December 17, 1941 Launched: August 15, 1943 Commissioned: June 17, 1944 Fate: sold for scrap General Characteristics Displacement: 27,000 tons Length: 806.5 ft Beam: 91.1 ft Draft: 27.1 ft Speed: 31.4 knots Complement: 2,251 officers and men Armament: 9 x 12-inch guns, 12 x 5-inch guns, 56 x 40mm guns, 34 x 20mm guns Aircraft: 4 Armor: 9-inch belt, 12.8-inch turret The third USS Alaska (CB-1) was one of a class of two "large cruisers" in the United States Navy, a design with a main battery much heavier than than of normal heavy cruisers, but lighter and faster than a battleship. Often referred to as a battlecruiser. She was laid down on 17 December 1941.
USS Wisconsin (BB-64) - USS Wisconsin (BB-64) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: 25 January 1941 Launched: 7 December 1943 Commissioned: 16 April 1944 Fate: inactive Struck: reinstated General Characteristics Displacement: 45,000 tons Length: 887.2 feet Beam: 108.2 feet Draft: 28.9 feet Speed: 33 knots Complement: 1,921 officers and men Armament: nine 16-inch guns, 20 six-inch guns, 80 40mm guns, 49 20mm guns USS Wisconsin (BB-64), an Iowa-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 30th state. Her keel was laid down on 25 January 1941 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. She was launched on 7 December 1943 sponsored by Mrs. Walter S. Goodland, and commissioned on 16 April 1944, with Captain Earl E. Stone in command. After her trials.
USS Tunny (SS-282) - USS Tunny (SS-282) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: 10 November 1941 Launched: 30 June 1942 Commissioned: 1 September 1942 Fate: sunk as a target on 19 June 1970 Struck: 30 June 1969 General Characteristics Displacement: 1525 tons surfaced, 2424 tons submerged Length: 311 feet 8 inches Beam: 27 feet 3 inches Draft: 16 feet 10 inches Speed: 20.25 knots surfaced, 8.75 knots submerged Complement: 80 officers and men Armament: one five-inch gun, one 40mm cannon, one 20mm cannon, two .50 caliber machinegun, ten 21-inch torpedo tubes USS Tunny (SS/SSG/APSS/LPSS-282), a Gato-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the tunny, any of several oceanic fishes resembling the mackerel. Her keel was laid down on 10 November.
US 6th Fleet - civilians from troubled areas. Task Force 63 Logistics Force Task Force 63 is the Logistics Force. Composed of oilers, provision ships, and repair ships, its mission is the delivery of supplies at sea, and effecting repairs to other ships and equipment of the Fleet. Task Force 64 Strategic Missile Deterrence Task Force 64 consists of nuclear-powered submarines armed with long-range strategic missiles (SSBN). Until the end of the 1970s these ships were homeported in Rota, Spain. The mission is strategic deterrence. Task Force 67 Land-Based Maritime Patrol Aircraft Task Force 67 is composed of land-based maritime patrol aircraft. These aircraft operate over the waters of the Mediterranean in anti-submarine, reconnaissance, surveillance, and mining roles. Task Force 66/69 Submarine Warfare Task Force 66/69 is responsible for planning and coordinating area submarine and.
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,.
List of museum ships - - Den Helder, Netherlands, minesweeper HMAS Advance - Sydney, Australia, attack patrol boat USS Alabama - Mobile, battleship USS Albacore - Portsmouth, New Hampshire, experimental submarine Alexander Henry - Kingston, Ontario, icebreaker M314 Alta - Oslo, minesweeper SS American Victory - Tampa, Florida, victory ship Arctic Corsair - Hull, England USS Arizona - Pearl Harbor, Japanese victim Cruiser Aurora - St Petersburg, Russian Revolution player B-413 - Kaliningrad, Russia, submarine Balclutha - San Francisco, California MV Balmoral - Glasgow USS Barry - Washington DC, destroyer USS Batfish - Muskogee, Oklahoma, submarine Bauru, ex USS McAnn - Rio de Janeiro, destroyer escort USS Becuna - Philadelphia, submarine HMS Belfast - London, cruiser Bluenose II - Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, racing schooner ORP Blyskawica - Gdynia, Poland, destroyer USS Bowfin (SS-287) - Pearl Harbor,.
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 Enterprise (CV-6) - USS Enterprise (CV-6) (add image here) Career Laid down: 16 July 1934 Launched: 3 October 1936 Commissioned: 12 May 1938 Decommissioned: 17 February 1947 Fate: Scrapped General Characteristics Displacement: 19,800 tons Length: 809 ft 6 in Beam: 83 ft 1 in Extreme Width: 114 ft Draft: 28.0 ft Speed: 33 knots Complement: 2,919 officers and men Armament: 8 x 5-inch guns Aircraft: 81-85 The seventh USS Enterprise (CV-6) was the sixth aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was launched 3 October 1936 by Newport News Shipbuilding, sponsored by Lulie Swanson, wife of Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson, and commissioned 12 May 1938 with Captain N.H. White in command. Enterprise sailed south on a shakedown cruise which took her to Rio de Janeiro..
USS Oriskany (CV-34) - USS Oriskany (CV-34) (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 USS Oriskany (CV-34) (also CVA-34) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier. She was laid down 1 May 1944 by the New York Naval Shipyard, launched 13 October 1945, and sponsored by Mrs. Clarence Cannon. While still incomplete, her construction was suspended 12 August 1947. She remained in a state of preservation until after the outbreak of hostilities in Korea in June 1950, then was rushed to completion. She commissioned in the.
USS Boxer (CV-21) - USS Boxer (CV-21) (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: 103 The fifth USS Boxer (CV-21) (also CVA-21, CVS-21, LPH-4) was a United States Navy Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier. She was launched 14 December 1944 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Newport News, Virginia, sponsored by Ruth D. Overton (daughter of John H. Overton, Senator from Louisiana), and commissioned 16 April 1945, Captain D. F. Smith in command. Completed too late to take part in World War II, Boxer joined the Pacific.
USS Tarawa (CV-40) - USS Tarawa (CV-40) insert image here insert caption here (insert link to larger image here) Career Ordered: ?? Laid down: 1 March 1944 Launched: 12 May 1945 Commissioned: 8 December 1945 Fate: sold for scrap Struck: 1 June 1967 '''General Characteristics''' Displacement: 27,100 tons Length: 888 ft (271 m) Beam: 93 ft (28.4 m) Extreme Width: 147 ft (44.8 m) Draft: 28 ft (8.5 m) Speed: 32.7 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns, 72 x 40mm guns Aircraft: 103 The first USS Tarawa (CV-40) (also CVA-40, CVS-40) was a United States Navy Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier. She was laid down on 1 March 1944 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, launched on 12 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Julian C. Smith (the wife.
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 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 Lexington (CV-2) - USS Lexington (CV-2) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: 8 January 1921 Launched: 3 October 1925 Commissioned: 14 December 1927 Fate: Sunk by Japanese at the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: 41,000 tons Length: 888 ft Beam: 105.5 ft Draft: 32 ft Speed: 34.25 knots Complement: 2,122 officers and men Armament: 8 x 8-inch guns, 12 x 5-inch guns Aircraft: 81 The fourth USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed the "Gray Lady" or "Lady Lex", was the second aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was originally designated CC-1 and laid down as a battle cruiser 8 January 1921 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, authorized to be completed as an aircraft carrier 1 July 1922, launched 3.
