Aircraft Carriers

Midway Class (3 ships)

CVB-41 USS Midway Built by: CVB-41 Midway: Newport News CVB-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt: New York Naval Yard CVB-43 Coral Sea: Newport News Gone into service: CVB-41 Midway: September 10th 1945 CVB-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt: October […]

Aircraft Carriers

Independence Class (9 ships)

CVL-22 USS Independence Built by: New York Shipbuilding, Camden Gone into service: Januari 1943 – December 1943 Water displacement: 11050 tons (standard)15170 tons (loaded) Length: 183 m. (waterline)189,9 m. (total) With: 21,8 m. load water-line: […]

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Essex Class (24 ships)

USS Essex CV-9   Built by: Diverse shipbuilders Gone into service: December 1942 – May 1946 Water displacement: 28000 tons (standard)37050 tons (loaded) Length: 250,1 m. (waterline)266 m. (total) With: 28,4 m. load water-line: 7 […]

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Commencement Bay Class (16 ships)

USS Commencement Bay CVE-105   Built by: Todd (Tacoma, Portland, Willamette Gone into service: November 27th 1944 – January 15th 1946 (USS Palau CVE-122) Water displacement: 19250 tons (standard)26200 tons (loaded) Length: 160,1 m. (waterline)169,9 […]

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Casablanca Class (CVE-55 -> CVE-104 51 ships)

USS Casablanca CVE-55   Ships: CVE-55 USS Casablanca CVE-56 USS Liscombe Bay CVE-57 USS Anzio CVE-58 USS Corregidor CVE-59 USS Mission Bay CVE-60 USS Guadalcanal CVE-61 USS Manila Bay CVE-62 USS Natoma Bay CVE-63 USS […]

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Sangamon Class (CVE-26, 27, 28, 29)

USS Sangamon CVE-26    Built by: – USS Chenango: Norfolk Navy Yard – USS Sangamon: Newport News – USS Santee: Rebuilt by Puget Sound Navy Yard – USS Suwanee: Rebuilt by Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island […]

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Bogue Class (CVE-9,11,12,13,16,18,20,21,25 and 31)

Bogue Class (10 ships) Built by: Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Schips: – Bogue CVE-9 – Card CVE-11 – Capohee CVE-12 – Core CVE-13 – Nassau CVE-16 – Altahama CVE-18 – Barnes CVE-20 – Block Island CVE-21 – […]

Aircraft Carriers

USS Long Island (AVG-1)

Long Island class Built by: Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, Pennsylvania Rebuilt by: Newport News, Virginia Gone into service: June 2nd 1942 Water displacement: 14250 tons (loaded) Length: 141,7 m. (waterline)149,9 m. (total) With: 21,2 m. load […]

Aircraft Carriers

USS Wasp (CV-7)

USS Wasp (CV-7) Built by: Bethlehem, Quincy Gone into service: April 25th 1940 Water displacement: 14790 tons (standard)18750 tons (loaded) Length: 209,9 m. (waterline)225,8 m. (total) With: 26,4 m. load water-line: 6,1 m.??? (standard)7,5 m. […]

Aircraft Carriers

Yorktown class (CV-5, CV-6 and CV-8)

FACTS YORKTOWN CLASS:   Built by: Newport News. Virginia Gone into service: – Yorktown: September 30th 1937 – Enterprise: May 12th 1938 – Hornet: October 20th 1941 Water displacement: 20240 tons (standard)25960 tons (loaded) Length: […]

Aircraft Carriers

USS Ranger (CV-4)

FACTS USS RANGER: Built by: Newport News, Virginia Gone into service: June 4th 134 Water displacement: 14021 tons (standard)17870 tons (loaded) Length: 222,4 m. (waterline)234,4 m. (total) With: 24,4 m. load water-line: 6 m.??? (standard)6,9 […]

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Lexington Class (CV-2)

Lexington class facts:   Built by: – Lexington: Bethlehem Steel, Fore River – Saratoga: New York Shipbuilding, Camden Gone into service: – Lexington: December 14th 1927 – Saratoga: November 16th 1927 Water displacement: 39450 tons […]