APPENDIX TWO
Langley Class
Displacement:
11,500 long tons (11,700 t)
13,000 tons
Length: 542.3 ft (165.3 m)
Beam: 65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Draught: 18 ft 11 in (5.77 m) (as Langley)
Installed power: 6,500 shp (4,800 kW)
Propulsion: General Electric turbo-electric drive
3 × boilers, 2 × shafts
Speed: 15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h)
Complement: 468 officers and men (as Langley)
Armament: 4 × 5 in (130 mm)/51 cal guns (as Langley)
Armour: none
Aircraft carried: 34
CV-1 USS Langley, later AV-3
Lexington Class
Displacement:
49,000 long tons (50,000 t) (1940),
50,000 long tons (51,000 t) (1942)
Length: 888 ft (271 m) (overall)
Beam: 105 ft 5¼ in (32.14 m) (waterline)
106 ft (32.31 m) (overall)
Draught: 24.25 ft (7.39 m) (design)
Propulsion (design):
16 × boilers at 300 psi (2.1 MPa)
Geared turbines and electric drive
4 × shafts
The USS Langley would be the first US Navy aircraft carrier, and would spend much of its earlier career undertaking development and proving trials. With the arrival of the purpose-built vessels, the Langley became an aircraft transport, being sunk by the Japanese in February 1942.
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180,000 shp (130 MW); 209,710 hp (156.38 MW) reached in service
Speed: 33.25 kn (61.6 km/h) (design); 34.82 kn (64.49 km/h) kn reached in service
Range: 10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement: 2,122 officers and men
Sensors and processing systems: CXAM-1 RADAR
Armament (as built):
4 × twin 8-inch (200 mm) 55 cal guns
12 × single 5-inch (130 mm) guns
Armour:
Belt: 5–7 in (130–180 mm)
2 in (51 mm) protective 3rd deck
3 in (76 mm) flat to 4.5 in (110 mm) over steering gear
Aircraft carried: 91
CV-2 USS Lexington, sunk 8 May 1942
CV-3 USS Saratoga, Bikini Atoll atomic bomb tests 25 July 1946
Ranger Class
Displacement:
17,577 long tons (17,859 t) (full load)
Length: 730 ft (220 m) (waterline)
769 ft (234 m) (overall)
Beam: 80 ft (24 m) (waterline)
109 ft 5 in (33.35 m) (overall)
Draught: 22 ft 4.⅞ in (6.833 m)
Installed power: 53,500 shp (39,900 kW)
Propulsion: 2 × steam turbines, 6 × boilers, 2 × shafts
Speed: 29.3 kn (33.7 mph; 54.3 km/h)
Range: 10,000 nmi (12,000 miles; 19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement: 216 officers and 2,245 enlisted men, including embarked air group
Sensors and processing systems: CXAM-1 RADAR
Armament:
8 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 cal anti-aircraft guns
40 × 0.50 in (13 mm) machine-guns
Armour:
Belt: 2 in (5.1 cm)
Bulkheads: 2 in (5.1 cm)
Deck: 1 in (2.5 cm) (over steering gear)
Aircraft carried: 86 (maximum), 76 (normal)
Aviation facilities: 3 × elevators, 3 × catapults
CV-4 USS Ranger, decommissioned 18 October 1946
Yorktown Class
Displacement (as built):
19,800 long tons (20,100 t) light
25,500 long tons (25,900 t) full load
Length (as built): 770 ft (230 m)
The USS Lexington was based on the hull of a battlecruiser that had been suspended due to the restrictions of the Washington Treaty. The Lexington was sunk by the Japanese in May 1942.
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The other member of the Lexington class was the Saratoga. Unlike its companion, the Saratoga survived the war, although it was used as a target during the Bikini atom bomb tests in 1946.
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824 ft 9 in (251.38 m) overall
Beam (as built): 83 ft 3 in (25.37 m) (waterline)
109 ft 6 in (33.38 m) (overall)
Draught: 25 ft 11½ in (7.912 m) (as built)
Propulsion: 9 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 4 × Parsons geared turbines, 4 × screws
Speed: 32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Range: 12,500 nmi (14,400 miles; 23,200 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement: 2,217 officers and men (1941)
Sensors and processing systems: CXAM-1 RADAR from 1940
Armament:
(as built:)
8 × single 5 in/38 cal guns
4 × quad 1.1 in/75 cal guns
24 × 0.50 cal machine-guns
(after February 1942:)
8 × 5 in/38 cal
4 × quad 1.1 in/75 cal
30 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannon
Armour (as built):
2.5–4 in belt
60 lb protective decks
4 in bulkheads
4 in side and 3 in top round conning tower
4 in side over steering gear
Aircraft carried (as built): 90
CV-5 USS Yorktown, sunk 7 June 1942
CV-6 USS Enterprise, decommissioned 17 February 1947
CV-7 USS Hornet, sunk 27 October 1942
Wasp Class
Displacement: As built: 14,700 long tons (14,900 t) (standard)
19,116 long tons (19,423 t) (full load)
Length: 688 ft (210 m) (w/l)
741 ft 3 in (225.93 m) (o/a)
Beam: 80 ft 9 in (24.61 m) (waterline)
109 ft (33 m) (overall)
Draught: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Installed power: 70,000 shp (52,000 kW)
Propulsion: 2 × Parsons steam turbines, 6 × boilers, 2 × shafts
Speed: 29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)
Range: 12,000 nmi (14,000 miles; 22,000 km)
Complement: 1,800 officers and men (peacetime), 2,167 (wartime)
Sensors and processing systems: CXAM-1 RADAR
Armament (as built):
8 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 cal guns
16 × 1.1 in (28 mm)/75 cal anti-aircraft guns
24 × 0.50 in (13 mm) machine-guns
Armour (as built):
60 lb (27 kg) STS conning tower
3.5 in side and 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) 50 lb deck over steering gear
Aircraft carried (as built): up to 76
CV-7 USS Wasp, sunk 15 September 1942
Long Island Class
Displacement: 13,499 long tons (13,716 t)
Length: 492 ft (150 m)
Beam: 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draught: 25 ft 8 in (7.82 m)
Propulsion: 1 × diesel engine, 1 × shaft
Speed: 19.0 mph (30.6 km/h)
Complement: 970 officers and enlisted men
Armament:
1 × 5 in (130 mm)/51 cal gun
2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns
Aircraft carried: 21
CVE-1 USS Long Island, decommissioned March 1946
Charger Class
Displacement: 8,000 long tons (8,128 t)
Length: 492 ft (150 m)
Beam: 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
111 ft 2 in (33.88 m) extreme width
Draught: 26 ft 3 in (8.00 m)
Propulsion: 1 × diesel engine, 1 × shaft
Speed: 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement: 856 officers and enlisted men
Armament:
1 × 5 in (130 mm) gun
2 × 3 in/50 cal guns
10 × 20 mm guns
Aircraft carried: 30+
CVE-30 USS Charger, decommissioned March 1946
Sangamon Class
Displacement: 11,400 long tons (11,600 t) standard, 24,275 long tons (24,665 t) full
Length: 553 ft (169 m)
Beam: 114 ft 3 in (34.82 m)
Draught: 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
Propulsion: 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts
Speed: 21 mph (33 km/h)
Complement: 830 officers and men
Sensors and processing systems: SG Radar
Armament:
2 × 5 in (130 mm)/51 cal guns (2 × 1)
8 × 40 mm anti-aircraft guns (4 × 2)
12 × 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons (12 × 1)
Aircraft carried: 25
CVE-26 USS Sangamon, decommissioned late 1945
CVE-27 USS Suwannee, decommissioned 1946
CVE-28 USS Chenango, decommissioned 1946
CVE-29 USS Santee, decommissioned October 1946
Bogue Class
Displacement: 9,800 tons
Length: 495.7 ft (151.1 m)
Beam: 111.5 ft (34.0 m)
Draught: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion: 2 × steam turbines, 1 × shaft
Speed: 18 kn (33 km/h)
Complement: 890 officers and men
Armament: 2 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
Aircraft carried: 24
CVE-9 USS Bogue, decommissioned 1946
CVE-11 USS Card, decommissioned 1970
CVE-12 USS Copahee, decommissioned 1946
The USS Bogue was the name ship of this class of escort carriers. The ‘jeep’ carrier was developed in a hurry to satisfy the need for extra carrier decks.
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CVE-13 USS Core, decommissioned 1970
CVE-16 USS Nassau, decommissioned 1946
CVE-18 USS Altamaha, decommissioned 1946
CVE-20 USS Barnes, decommissioned 1946
CVE-21 USS Block Island, sunk May 1944
CVE-23 USS Breton, decommissioned 1970
CVE-25 USS Croatan, decommissioned 1970
CVE-31 USS Prince William, decommissioned 1960
Essex Short Hull Class
Displacement (as built):
27,100 tons standard
36,380 tons full load
Length (as built):
820 ft (250 m) waterline
872 ft (266 m) overall
Beam (as built):
93 ft (28 m) waterline
147 ft 6 in (45 m) overall
Draught (as built):
28 ft 5 in (8.66 m) light
34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) full load
Propulsion (as designed):
8 × boilers, 4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 4 × shafts
Speed: 33 kn (61 km/h)
The Essex class of carriers served the US Navy from the Second World War until the end of the Vietnam War. This is the USS Essex wearing its Pacific campaign camouflage.
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Range: 20,000 nmi (37,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement (as built): 2,600 officers and enlisted men
Armament (as built):
4 × twin 5 in (127 mm) 38 cal guns
4 × single 5 in (127 mm) 38 cal guns
8 × quadruple 40 mm 56 cal guns
46 × single 20 mm 78 cal guns
Armour (as built):
2.5–4 in (60–100 mm) belt
1.5 in (40 mm) hangar and protective decks
4 in (100 mm) bulkheads
1.5 in (40 mm) STS top and sides of pilot house
2.5 in (60 mm) top of steering gear
Aircraft carried (as built): 90–100
CV-9 USS Essex, decommissioned 30 July 1969
CV-10 USS Yorktown, decommissioned 27 June 1970, preserved
CV-11 USS Intrepid, decommissioned 15 March 1974, preserved
CV-12 USS Hornet, decommissioned 26 June 1970, preserved
CV-13 USS Franklin, decommissioned 17 February 1947, scrapped
CV-16 USS Lexington, decommissioned 8 November 1991, preserved
CV-17 USS Bunker Hill, decommissioned November 1966, scrapped
CV-18 USS Wasp, decommissioned 1 July 1972, scrapped
CV-20 USS Bennington, decommissioned 15 January 1970, scrapped
CV-31 USS Bon Homme Richard, decommissioned July 1971, scrapped After the SBC modification programmes the carriers were later designated
CVA (Attack)and CVS ( Anti-Submarine)
After its period as an attack carrier, the Ticonderoga was reassigned to antisubmarine duties, along with other of the Essex class.
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Essex Long Hull Class
Displacement (as built): 27,100 tons standard
Length (as built): 888 ft (271 m) overall
Beam (as built): 93 ft (28 m) waterline
Draught (as built): 28 ft 7 in (8.71 m) light
Propulsion (as designed):
8 × boilers, 4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 4 × shafts
Speed: 33 kn (61 km/h)
Complement: 3,448 officers and enlisted men
Armament (as built):
4 × twin 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal guns
The Ticonderoga was a member of the Essex class. It is pictured here on Yankee Station during the Vietnam War.
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The USS Princeton was also a member of the Essex class, and would be decommissioned in January 1970.
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4 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal guns
8 × quadruple Bofors 40 mm guns
46 × single Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Armour (as built):
4 in (100 mm) belt
2.5 in (60 mm) hangar deck
1.5 in (40 mm) protectice decks
1.5 in (40 mm) conning tower
Aircraft carried: As built: 90–100
The USS Bon Homme Richard served during the Second World War, then Korea and Vietnam, before being decommissioned in July 1971.
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With the crew forming the name of the carrier, the USS Leyte steams on its way to Korea as part of TF.77. The carrier would also serve in Vietnam before decommissioning.
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CV-14 USS Ticonderoga, decommissioned 17 October 1973, scrapped
CV-15 USS Randolph, decommissioned 13 February 1969, scrapped
CV-19 USS Hancock, decommissioned 30 January 1970, scrapped
CV-21 USS Boxer, decommissioned 15 May 1959, scrapped
CV-32 USS Leyte, decommissioned December 1969, scrapped
CV-33 USS Kearsarge, decommissioned 15 February 1970, scrapped
CV-34 USS Oriskany, decommissioned 30 September 1976, sunk as reef 2006
CV-36 USS Antietam, decommissioned 1 May 1973, scrapped
CV-37 USS Princeton, decommissioned 30 January 1970, scrapped
CV-38 USS Shangri-La, decommissioned 30 July 1971, scrapped
CV-39 USS Lake Champlain, decommissioned 1 December 1969, scrapped
CV-40 USS Tarawa, decommissioned 1 June 1967, scrapped
CV-45 USS Valley Forge, decommissioned 15 January 1970, scrapped
CV-47 USS Philippine Sea, decommissioned 1 December 1969, scrapped After the SBC modification programmes the carriers were later designated CVA (Attack) the CVS ( Anti-Submarine)
Independence Class
Displacement: 10,662 tons standard,
14,751 tons loaded
Length: 623 ft (190 m)
Beam: 71.5 ft (21.8 m) (waterline)
109.2 ft (33.3 m) (extreme)
Draught: 24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Draught: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion: General Electric turbines, 4 shafts, 4 boilers
The USS Cabot was a member of the Independence class of light carriers. The Cabot would be decommissioned in 1947, being passed on to the Spanish navy.
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Speed: 31 kn (57 km/h)
Range: 13,000 nmi (24,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement: 1,569 officers and men
Armament: 26 × Bofors 40 mm guns
Aircraft carried: up to 30
CVL-22 USS Independence, decommissioned 28 August 1946, sunk 1951
CVL-23 USS Princeton, sunk 24 October 1944
CVL-24 USS Belleau Wood, decommissioned 31 January 1947, to French Navy
CVL-25 USS Cowpens, decommissioned 1 November 1959
CVL-26 USS Monterey, decommissioned 16 January 1956, scrapped
CVL-27 USS Langley, decommissioned February 1947
CVL-28 USS Cabot, decommissioned 11 February 1947, to Spain
CVL-29 USS Bataan, decommissioned 9 April 1954, scrapped
CVL-30 USS San Jacinto, decommissioned 1 March 1947, scrapped
Casablanca Class
Displacement: 7,800 tons (standard), 10,902 tons (full load)
Length: 512 ft 4 in (156.16 m) overall
Beam: 65 ft 3 in (19.89 m),
Extreme width: 108 ft 1 in (32.94 m)
Draught: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion: 2 × 5-cylinder reciprocating Skinner Unaflow engines, 4 × boilers, 2 × shafts
Speed: 20 kn (37 km/h)
Range: 10,240 nmi (18,960 km)
Complement: 910–16 officers and men
Armament:
1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose gun
16 × Bofors 40 mm guns (8 × 2)
20 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons (20 × 1)
Aircraft carried: 28
CVE-55 USS Casablanca, decommissioned 10 June 1946, scrapped
CVE-56 USS Liscombe Bay, sunk 24 November 1943
CVE-57 USS Anzio, decommissioned 1 March 1959, scrapped
CVE-58 USS Coregidor, decommissioned 30 July 1946, scrapped
CVE-59 USS Mission Bay, decommissioned 1 September 1958, scrapped
CVE-60 USS Guadalcanal, decommissioned 27 May 1958, scrapped
CVE-61 USS Manila Bay, decommissioned 31 July 1946, scrapped
CVE-62 USS Natoma Bay, decommissioned 27 May 1958, scrapped
CVE-63 USS St Lo, sunk 25 October 1944
CVE-64 USS Tripoli, decommissioned 1 February 1959, scrapped
CVE-65 USS Wake Island, decommissioned 5 April 1946, scrapped
CVE-66 USS White Plains, decommissioned 1 July 1958, scrapped
CVE-67 USS Solomons, decommissioned 5 June 1946, scrapped
CVE-68 USS Kalinin Bay, decommissioned 15 May 1946, scrapped
CVE-69 USS Kasaan Bay, decommissioned 6 July 1946, scrapped
CVE-70 USS Fanshawe Bay, decommissioned 14 August 1946, scrapped
CVE-71 USS Kitkun Bay, decommissioned 19 April 1946, scrapped
CVE-72 USS Tulagi, decommissioned 30 April 1946, scrapped
CVE-73 USS Gambier Bay, decommissioned 27 November 1944, scrapped
CVE-74 USS Nehanta Bay, decommissioned 15 May 1946, scrapped
CVE-75 USS Hoggatt Bay, decommissioned 15 May 1946, scrapped
CVE-76 USS Kadashan Bay, decommissioned 14 June 1946, scrapped
CVE-77 USS Marcus Island, decommissioned 12 December 1946, scrapped
CVE-78 USS Savo Island, decommissioned 12 December 1946, scrapped
CVE-79 USS Ommaney Bay, sunk 4 January 1945
CVE-80 USS Petrof Bay, decommissioned 27 June 1958, scrapped
CVE-81 USS Rudyerd Bay, decommissioned 11 June 1946, scrapped
CVE-82 USS Saginaw Bay, decommissioned 19 June 1946, scrapped
CVE-83 USS Sargent Bay, decommissioned 23 June 1958, scrapped
CVE-84 USS Shamrock Bay, decommissioned 27 June 1958, scrapped
CVE-85 USS Shipley Bay, decommissioned 28 June 1946, scrapped
CVE-86 USS Sitkoh Bay, decommissioned 27 July 1954, scrapped
CVE-87 USS Steamer Bay, decommissioned 1 March 1959, scrapped
CVE-88 USS Cape Esperance, decommissioned 15 January 1959, scrapped
CVE-89 USS Takanis Bay, decommissioned 18 June 1946, scrapped
CVE-90 USS Thetis Bay, decommissioned 1 March 1964, scrapped
CVE-91 USS Makassar Bay, decommissioned 1 September 1958, scrapped
CVE-92 USS Windham Bay, decommissioned 1 January 1959, scrapped
CVE-93 USS Makin Island, decommissioned 19 April 1946, scrapped
CVE-94 USS Lunga Bay, decommissioned 24 October 1946, scrapped
CVE-95 USS Bismarck Sea, sunk 21 February 1945
CVE-96 USS Salamaua, decommissioned 21 May 1946, scrapped
CVE-97 USS Hollandia, decommissioned 1 April 1960, scrapped
CVE-98 USS Kwajalein, decommissioned 16 August 1946, scrapped
CVE-99 USS Admiralty Islands, decommissioned 8 May 1946, scrapped
CVE-100 USS Bougainville, decommissioned 3 November 1946, scrapped
CVE-101 USS Matanikau, decommissioned 11 October 1946, scrapped
CVE-102 USS Attu, decommissioned 8 June 1946, scrapped
CVE-103 USS Roi, decommissioned 21 May 1946, scrapped
CVE-104 USS Munda, decommissioned 1 September 1958, scrapped
Commencement Bay Class
Displacement: 10,900 long tons (11,100 t)
Length: 557 ft (170 m)
Beam: 75 ft (23 m)
Draught: 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Propulsion: 2-shaft geared turbines,
Speed: 19 kn (22 mph; 35 km/h)
Complement: 1,066
Armament: 2 × 5 in (130 mm) guns (2 ×1)
36 × 40 mm AA guns
Aircraft carried: 34
CVE-105 USS Commencement Bay, decommissioned 30 November 1946, scrapped
CVE-106 USS Block Island, decommissioned 1 July 1959, scrapped
CVE-107 USS Gilbert Islands, became USS Annapolis AGMR-1 in 1963
CVE-108 USS Kula Gulf, decommissioned 6 October 1969, scrapped
CVE-109 USS Cape Gloucester, decommissioned 5 November 1946, scrapped
CVE-110 USS Salerno Bay, decommissioned 16 February 1954, scrapped
CVE-111 USS Vella Gulf, decommissioned 1 December 1970, scrapped
CVE-112 USS Siboney, decommissioned 1 June 1970, scrapped
CVE-113 USS Puget Sound, decommissioned 1 June 1960, scrapped
CVE-114 USS Rendova, decommissioned 1 April 1971, scrapped
CVE-115 USS Bairoko, decommissioned 18 February 1955, scrapped
CVE-116 USS Badoeng Strait, decommissioned 17 May 1957, scrapped
CVE-117 USS Saidor, decommissioned 1 December 1970, scrapped
CVE-118 USS Sicily, decommissioned 1 July 1960, scrapped
CVE-119 USS Point Cruz, decommissioned 15 September 1970, scrapped
CVE-120 USS Mindoro, decommissioned 1 December 1959, scrapped
CVE-121 USS Rabaul, decommissioned 1 September 1971, scrapped
CVE-122 USS Palau, decommissioned 15 June 1954, scrapped
CVE-123 USS Tinian, decommissioned 1 June 1970, scrapped
Midway Class
Displacement: 45,000 tons at commissioning
74,000 tons at decommissioning
Length: 972 ft (296 m)
Beam: 113 ft (34.4 m)
136 ft (41.5 m); 238 ft (72.5 m) at flight deck after modernisation
Draught: 34.5 ft (10.5 m)
Propulsion: 12 × boilers, 4 × shafts
Speed: 33 kn (60 km/h)
Complement: 4,104 officers and men
Armament:
(at commissioning:)
18 × 5 in/54 cal Mk 16 guns
84 × Bofors 40 mm guns
68 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
(at decommissioning:)
2 × 8-cell Sea Sparrow launchers
2 × Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried: 137 theoretical, 100 (WW2–Korea), 65 (Vietnam–retirement) CVB-41 USS Midway, decommissioned 11 April 1992, preserved
CVB-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, decommissioned 30 September 1977, scrapped
CVB-43 USS Coral Sea, decommissioned 26 April 1990, scrapped
Saipan Class
Displacement: 14,500 tons
Length: 684 ft (208 m)
Beam: 76.8 ft (23.4 m) (waterline)
115 ft (35.1 m) (overall)
Draught: 28 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion: 4 × boilers, 4 × shafts
Speed: 33 kn
CV-61 USS Ranger was the third carrier of the Forrestal class of vessels, and would remain in commission until July 1993.
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CVA-60 USS Saratoga would see active service during the Vietnam War, followed by service during Operation Desert Storm before withdrawal in 1994.
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Complement: 1,721 officers and men
Armament: 40 × Bofors 40 mm guns
Aircraft carried: 50+ aircraft
CVL-48 USS Saipan, decommissioned 14 January 1970, scrapped
CVL-49 USS Wright, decommissioned 27 May 1970, scrapped
Forrestal Class
Displacement: 59,650 tons standard
81,101 tons full load
Length: 990 ft (300 m) at waterline
1,067 ft (325 m) overall
Beam: 129 ft 4 in (39.42 m);
238 ft (72.5 m) extreme width
Draught: 37 ft (11 m)
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 33 kn (61 km/h)
Complement: 552 officers, 4988 enlisted men
Armament:
8 × 5 in/54 Mk 42 guns (removed)
Mk 29 NATO Sea Sparrow
Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried: 90
CVA-59 USS Forrestal, decommissioned 11 September 1993
CVA-60 USS Saratoga, decommissioned 20 August 1994
CVA-61 USS Ranger, decommissioned 10 July 1993
CVA-62 USS Independence, decommissioned 8 March 2004
The USS Kitty Hawk was the lead ship of the Kitty Hawk/Improved Forrestal class of carriers. The Kitty Hawk would remain operational until May 2009.
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Kitty Hawk Class
Displacement: 61,351 long tons (62,335 t)
81,985 long tons (83,301 t) full load
Length: 1,068.9 ft (325.8 m)
Beam: 282 ft (86 m) extreme
130 ft (40 m) waterline
Draught: 40 ft (12 m)
Propulsion: Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 8 × steam boilers, 4 × shafts
Speed: 33 kn (61 km/h)
Complement: 5,624 officers and men
Armament:
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles
2 × RIM-116 RAM
2 × Phalanx CIWS automated anti-missile/aircraft defences
Aircraft carried: 85
CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk, decommissioned 12 May 2009
CVA-64 USS Constellation, decommissioned 7 August 2003
CVA-66 USS America, decommissioned 9 August 1996, sunk
CVA-67 USS John F. Kennedy, decommissioned 23 March 2007
Enterprise Class
Displacement: 73,858 long tons (75,043 t) (standard)
92,325 long tons (93,807 t) loaded
Length: 1,123 ft (342 m)[2]
Beam: 132.8 ft (40.5 m) (waterline)
257.2 ft (78.4 m) (extreme)
Draught: 39 ft (12 m)
Propulsion: 8 × Westinghouse A2W nuclear reactors, four sets Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 4 × shafts
Speed: 33.6 kn (38.7 mph; 62.2 km/h)
Range: Essentially unlimited distance; 20 years
Complement: 5,828 (maximum)
Sensors and processing systems:
AN/SPS-48 3D air search radar
AN/SPS-49 2D air search radar
Electronic warfare and decoys:
AN/SLQ-32
Mk 36 SRBOC
Armament:
2 × NATO Sea Sparrow launchers
2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts
2 × RAM launchers
Armour: 8 in (20 cm) aluminum belt (equivalent to 4 in (10 cm)
Aircraft carried: up to 90
CVN-65 USS Enterprise, Active Fleet
The USS Constellation would serve in both the Vietnam War and in the Arabian Gulf before decommissioning in August 2003.
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Nimitz Class
Displacement: Approx. 101,000 long tons (103,000 t) full load
Length: 1,092 ft (332.8 m) (overall)
1,040 ft (317.0 m) (waterline)
Beam: 252 ft (76.8 m) (overall)
134 ft (40.8 m) (waterline)
Draught: Max navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)
Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 × steam turbines, 4 × shafts
Speed: 31.5 kn (58.3 km/h)
Range: Essentially unlimited distance; 20 years
Complement:
Ship’s company: 3,200
Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems:
AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar
AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar
AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars
AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar
AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars
4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare and decoys:
SLQ-32A(V)4 countermeasures suite
SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament:
2 × 21 cell Sea RAMs
2 × Mk 29 Sea Sparrows
Aircraft: 89
CVN-68 USS Nimitz, Active Fleet
CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Active Fleet
CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson, Active Fleet
CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt, Active Fleet
CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln, Active Fleet
CVN-73 USS George Washington, Active Fleet
CVN-74 USS John C. Stennis, Active Fleet
CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman, Active Fleet
CVN-76 USS Ronald Reagan, Active Fleet
CVN-77 USS George H.W. Bush, Active Fleet
Ford Class
Displacement: 100,000 long tons (approx. 101,600 metric tons or 112,000 short tons)
The USS Ronald Reagan was a late-build member of the nuclear-powered Nimitz class of vessels.
(US Navy/NARA via Dennis R. Jenkins)
Length: 1,092 ft (333 m)
Beam: 134 ft (41 m)
Propulsion: 2 × A1B nuclear reactors
Speed: 30+ kn (34 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement: 4,660
Armament:
Surface-to-air missiles
Close-in weapons systems
Aircraft carried: more than 75
Aviation facilities: 1,092 × 256 ft (333 × 78 m) flight deck
CVN-78 USS Gerald R. Ford, under construction
CVN-79 Unnamed