U.S. Navy aircraft carrier series (CV-25-49). USA Haditengerészet repülőgéphordozó sorozat.

1. Aircraft Carrier Class – CV 2. Independence (3+6), Essex (13+11), Midway (3), Saipan (2)

2. USS COWPENS (CV-25) ( later CVL-25 and AVT-1) CLASS - INDEPENDENCE Light Aircraft Carrier Displacement: 11,000 tons standard; 15,100 tons full load Dimensions (wl): 600' x 71' 6" x 26' / 182.9 x 21.8 x 7.9 meters, (max.): 622' 6" x 109' 2" / 189.7 x 33.3 meters Armor: no side belt (2" belt over fwd magazine); 2" protective deck(s); 0.38" bridge; 5"/3.75" bhds; 5" bhds, 2.25" above, 0.75" below steering gear Armament: 2 single 5"/38 gun mounts (soon removed); 2 quad 40-mm/56-cal gun mounts (in place of 5" mounts); 8 (soon 9) twin 40-mm/56-cal gun mounts; 16 single 20-mm/70-cal guns mounts; Aircraft: 30+ Aviation facilities: 2 centerline elevators; 1 hydraulic catapult Power plant: 4 boilers (565 psi, 850°F); 4 geared turbines; 4 shafts; 100,000 shp (design) Speed: 31.6 knots; Endurance (design): 12,500 nautical miles @ 15 knots Crew: approx. 1,560 Operational and Building Data Ordered as the Cleveland-class light cruiser Huntington (CL-77). Contract awarded to New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J. Laid down 17 November 1941. Reordered as an aircraft carrier in March 1942; renamed Cowpens and redesignated CV-25. Launched 17 January 1943 and commissioned 28 May 1943. Redesignated as a "Light Aircraft Carrier" (CVL-25) on 15 July 1943. Placed "in commission, in reserve " at Mare Island 3 December 1946 and decommissioned 13 January 1947. Reclassified as an "Aircraft Transport", with hull number AVT-1, on 15 May 1959, while in reserve. Cowpens received a Navy Unit Commendation and 12 battle stars for World War II service. FATE: Stricken from the Navy List on 1 November 1959 and sold for scrap in 1960. Radio Call Sign: November - Bravo - Golf - Yankee

4. Mare Island, 12 May 1945 USS Cowpens (CVL-25)

5. USS MONTEREY (CV-26) ( later CVL-26 and AVT-2) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Foxtrot - November - Delta Unit Awards, Campaign and Service Medals and Ribbons Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right Top Row: American Campaign Medal 2nd Row: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (11 stars) / World War II Victory Medal / Navy Occupation Service Medal ("Asia" clasp) 3rd Row: National Defense Service Medal (Korea) / Philippine Presidential Unit Citation / Philippine Liberation Medal (2 stars) CLASS - INDEPENDENCE Light Aircraft Carrier Displacement (design): 11,000 tons standard; 15,100 tons full load Dimensions (wl): 600' x 71' 6" x 26' (max) / 182.9 x 21.8 x 7.9 (max) meters (max.): 622' 6" x 109' 2" / 189.7 x 33.3 meters Armor: 5"-3.25" belt (2" belt over fwd magazine); 2" protective deck(s); 0.38" bridge; 5"/3.75" bhds; 5" bhds, 2.25" above, 0.75" below steering gear Power plant: 4 boilers (565 psi, 850°F); 4 geared turbines; 4 shafts; 100,000 shp (design); Speed: 31+ knots Endurance (design): 12,500 nautical miles @ 15 knots Armament: 2 quad 40-mm/56-cal gun mounts; 8 (soon 9) twin 40-mm/56-cal gun mounts; 16 single 20-mm/70-cal guns mounts Aircraft: 30+ Aviation facilities: 2 centerline elevators; 1 hydraulic catapult (H 2-1) Crew: approx. 1,560 Operational and Building Data Ordered on 9 September 1940 as a Cleveland -class light cruiser CL-78. Laid down 29 Dec 1941; Named Dayton for a city in the State of Ohio. Designated for completion as an aircraft carrier was reordered from New York S.B., 18 March 1942, and redesignated CV-26, 27 March 1942. Renamed Monterey , 31 March 1942, Launched on Sunday, February 28, 1943 Commissioned 17 Jun 1943. Reclassified as a "Small Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CVL-26, 15 July 1943. Decommissioned 11 Feb 1947, Recommissioned as a training carrier in 15 Sep 1950, she served in that role until replaced by USS (CVL-48) in mid-1955. Reclassified as an "Auxiliary Aircraft Transport" and redesignated AVT-2, 15 May 1959, while in reserve. Fate: Stricken 1 Jun 1970, Ex- Monterey remained berthed at Philadelphia until she was sold for scrapping in May 1971. Saipan

10. USS LANGLEY (CVL-27) Operational and Building Data Ordered as the Cleveland-class light cruiser Fargo (CL-85). Built by New York Shipbuilding. Reordered as carrier, renamed Crown Point and redesignated CV 27 31 March 1942. Laid down 11 April 1942; renamed Langley 13 Nov 1942; launched 22 May 1943, commissioned 31 Aug 1943. Redesignated CVL 27 15 July 1943. Served with the Carrier TF during WWII. Decommissioned to reserve 11 Feb 1947. FATE : Transferred to France 8 Jan 1951, overhauled during reactivation. Renamed La Fayette and commissioned into French service 2 June 1951, designated R96. Returned to US custody 20 March 1963; stricken for disposal on the same date; scrapped at Baltimore in 1964. CLASS - INDEPENDENCE Light Aircraft Carrier Displacement (design): 11,000 tons standard; 15,100 tons full load Dimensions (wl): 600' x 71' 6" x 26' (max) / 182.9 x 21.8 x 7.9 (max) meters Dimensions (max.): 622' 6" x 109' 2" / 189.7 x 33.3 meters Armor: 5"-3.25" belt (2" belt over fwd magazine); 2" protective deck(s); 0.38" bridge; 5"/3.75" bhds; 5" bhds, 2.25" above, 0.75" below steering gear Power plant: 4 boilers (565 psi, 850°F); 4 geared turbines; 4 shafts; 100,000 shp (design) Speed: 31,5+ knots Endurance (design): 12,500 nautical miles @ 15 knots Armament: 2 quad 40-mm/56-cal gun mounts; 8 (soon 9) twin 40-mm/56-cal gun mounts; 16 single 20-mm/70-cal guns mounts Aircraft: 30 Aviation facilities: 2 centerline elevators; 1 hydraulic catapult (H 2-1) Crew: approx. 1,569 Aircraft Carrier CV-1 >>

13. USS CABOT (CVL-28) ( later AVT-3) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Foxtrot - Delta - Yankee Class: INDEPENDENCE As built: Displacement: 11,000 tons (15,100 fl) — Dimensions: 600' wl (622' 6" oa) x 71' 6" (109' 2" fd) x 26' (max) / 182.9 wl (189.7 oa) x 21.8 (33.3 fd) x 7.9 (max) meters — Armor: 1.5"-5" belt, 3" main deck, 0.38" bridge — Power plant: 4 565-psi boilers, 4 geared turbines, 4 screws; 100,000 shp — Speed: 31.6 knots — Endurance (design): 12,500 nm @ 15 knots — Armament: 26 40-mm (2x4, 9x2); 16 20-mm — Aircraft: 30+ — Aviation facilities: 2 elevators; 1 hydraulic catapult — Crew: approx. 1,560 Operational and Building Data Ordered as the Cleveland -class light cruiser Wilmington (CL-79). Contract awarded to New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J. Laid down 16 Mar 1942. Reordered as carrier and redesignated CV-28, 2 Jun 1942; renamed Cabot 23 Jun 1942. Launched 4 Apr 1943. Redesignated as "Light Aircraft Carrier" (CVL-28) 15 Jul 1943. Commissioned 24 Jul 1943. She was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation and nine "Battle Stars" for service during WW II; damaged by kamikaze 25 Nov 1944. Decommissioned to reserve 11 Feb 1947. Recommissioned 27 Oct 1948 as a Naval Air Reserve training carrier . Modernized for ASW support in Mar 1950-Feb 1951. Decommissioned to reserve 21 Jan 1955. Reclassified as an "Aircraft Transport" and redesignated AVT-3, 15 May 1959, while in reserve. Overhauled at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (1965-67) in preparation for transfer to Spain. Loaned to Spain, renamed Dédalo and commissioned 30 Aug 1967; she was used as an ASW helicopter carrier and designated PH-01. Stricken from US NVR 1 Aug 1972; sold to Spain 5 Dec 1972. Reclassified as an aircraft carrier and redesignated PA-01, 28 Sep 1976, shortly before she began operating Harrier s. Redesignated R-01, in accordance to NATO practice, in 1980. FATE : Stricken from the Spanish Navy List, 5 Aug 1989, at New Orleans, and donated to a private organization for preservation as a museum ship. Plans to memorialize her, however, met with no success in subsequent years (see Hazegray & Underway ); she was sold for scrapping in 1997 and towed to Port Isabel, TX (18 Oct), then to Brownsville (9 Aug 1998). Further efforts to preserve the last of the World War II CVLs failed, too, and stripping work began in Oct 2000; as of mid-2002, scrapping was nearing completion (visit USS Cabot Museum for more information and photos).

16. In Spanish Service Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : Echo - Bravo - November - Yankee Bronsville, 2002

17. USS BATAAN (CVL-29) ( later AVT-4) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Foxtrot - Golf - Juliet CLASS - INDEPENDENCE Displacement 11,000 Tons, Dimensions, 622' 6" (oa) x 71' 6" x 26' (Max) Armament 24 x 40mm, 22 x 20mm AA, 30 Aircraft. Armor , 5" Belt, 2" Decks, 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 100,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 31.5 Knots, Crew 1569. Operational and Building Data Ordered on 16 Dec 1940 as a Cleveland -class light cruiser; designated CL-99. Named Buffalo after a city in the western part of the State of New York. Laid down 31 Aug 1942 Designated for completion as an aircraft carrier, was renamed Bataan (CV-29) and reordered from New York S.B. on 2 June 1942. Launched 1 Aug 1943 Reclassified as a "Small Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CVL-29, 15 July 1943. Commissioned 17 Nov 1943, Decommissioned 11 Feb 1947. Commissioned 13 May 1950, refitted as an ASW carrier under FY49 (SCB-54 project), but was used for conventional air strikes and aircraft transport during the Korean War. Decommissioned 9 Apr 1954. Reclassified as an "Auxiliary Aircraft Transport" and redesignated AVT-4, 15 May 1959, while in reserve. Fate: Stricked 1 Sep 1959, Sold for scrap in May 1961.

20. USS SAN JACINTO (CVL-30) ( later AVT-5) CLASS - INDEPENDENCE small aircraft carrier Displacement 11,000 Tons, Dimensions, 622' 6" (oa) x 71' 6" x 26' (Max) Armament 24 x 40mm, 22 x 20mm AA, 30 Aircraft. Armor , 5" Belt, 2" Decks, 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 100,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 31.5 Knots, Crew 1569. Operational and Building Data Ordered as the Cleveland-class light cruiser Newark (CL-100). Built by New York Shipbuilding. Reordered as carrier, renamed Reprisal and redesignated CV-30 2 June 1942; laid down 26 Oct 1942; renamed San Jacinto 6 June 1943; redesignated CVL-30 15 July 1943; launched 29 Sept 1943, commissioned 15 Dec 1943. FATE : Redesignated CVL 30 15 July 1943. Served with the Carrier TF during WWII. Decommissioned to reserve 1 March 1947. Redesignated as aviation transport (AVT 5) 5/59 while in reserve. Stricken for disposal 1 June 1970 and subsequently scrapped.

24. USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CV-31) ( later CVA-31) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Hotel - Charlie - Lima CLASS - ESSEX (Short Hull) Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions, 872' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3448. Operational and Building Data The second Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) was launched 29 April 1944 by New York Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. J. S. McCain, wife of Vice Admiral McCain, and commissioned 26 November 1944, Captain A. O. Rule, Jr., in command., and commissioned 26 November 1944. Her classification was changed from CV-31 to CVA-31, 1 October 1952. Recommissioning at Hunters Point, San Francisco Naval Shipyard, 6 September 1955, after modernization (SCB-27C/SCB-125). FATE : Decommissioned to reserve 2 July 1971. Stricken for disposal 20 Sept 1989. Sold for scrap and subsequently scrapped at San Pedro starting in 1992.

28. USS LEYTE (CV-32) ( later CVA-32 , CVS-32 and AVT-10) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Hotel - Romeo - Bravo Tactical Voice Radio Call: "RUGBY" CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions , 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3448. Operational and Building Data The third Leyte was laid down as Crown Point (CV-32) by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., 21 February 1944; renamed Leyte 8 May 1945; launched 23 August 1945 sponsored by Mrs. James M. Mead, and c ommissioned 11 April 1946, Capt . Henry F. MacComsey in command. Reclassified CVA-32 on 1 October 1952, she returned to Boston 16 February 1953 for deactivation. On 8 August however, she was ordered to be retained in the active fleet, and, redesignated CVS-32 on the same day, work was begu n converting her to an ASW support carrier. Conversion completed 4 January 1954, Leyte departed Boston for Quonset Point, R.I., as flagship of CarDiv 18. She remained there for the next 5 years conducting ASW tactical operations along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean. Fate: Leyte departed Quonset Point in January 1959 for the New York Navy Yard where she commenced preinactivation overhaul. She was redesignated AVT-10 and decommissioned both on 15 May 1959, and was assigned to the Philadelphia group of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet with a berth in New York, where she remains into 1969.

31. USS KEARSARGE (CV-33) ( later CVA-33 and CVS-33) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Tango - India - Lima Tactical Voice Radio Call: "WILDCAT" CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions , 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3448. Operational and Building Data The third Kearsarge (CV-33) 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. Decommissioned 16 June 1950, recommissioned 15 February 1952; Modernization SCB-27A, SCB-125 completed February 1953, returning to her homeport, San Diego 17 March. While serving in Korea her reclassification was changed to CVA 33. Summer of 1958, Kearsarge was fitted out as an antisubmarine warfare support carrier and reclassified CVS-33 Fate : Decommissioned Long Beach, California, 13 February 1970. Following three years in the Reserve Fleet, she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in May 1973 and sold for scrapping in February 1974.

34. USS ORISKANY (CV-34) ( later CVA-34 and CV-34) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Tango - Bravo - India Tactical Voice Radio Call: "CHILD PLAY" CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 30,800 Tons, Dimensions , 904' (oa) x 129' x 30' 6" (Max) Armament 8 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3460. Operational and Building Data Ordered 7 Aug 1942, Laid down 1 May 1944, Launched 13 Oct 1945, Builder: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y. Construction suspended 22 Aug 1946, when 85% complete. Commissioned 25 Sept 1950. Reordered to a modified design, 8 Aug 1947, torn down to 60% complete, and rebuilt as the SCB-27A design prototype. Reclassified as an "Attack Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CVA-34, 1 Oct 1952. Decommissioned 2 Jan 1957, modernized with an angled flight deck, steam catapults, enclosed "hurricane" bow, etc. (project SCB-125A) at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, Cal. Commissioned 7 Mar 1959. Reclassified as a "Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CV-34, 30 June 1975. Decommissioned 30 Sep 1976. Oriskany was the last Essex -class ship to be completed and the last to operate as a combat carrier. Fate: Stricken 25 Jul 1989. Originally sold for scrapping in June 1994; contractor defaulted and ship was repossessed by the Navy. Resold for scrap on 29 September 1995 to Pegasus Inc., Oakland, Calif.; again, contractor defaulted and ship was repossessed by the Navy (contract terminated on 30 July 1997). Ex- Oriskany was towed from Corpus Christi, Tex., to Pensacola, Fla., 15–20 December 2004, in preparation as the Navy’s first aircraft carrier to be sunk as an artificial reef, off the coast of Florida, in June 2005. Unexpected problems, however, forced a postponement and, to safeguard both the port and the ship during the hurricane season, ex- Oriskany was towed again to Beaumont, Tex. Fifty-six years after she was first commissioned, Oriskany was finally laid to rest on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico in water approximately 212 feet deep and about 24 miles south of the coast of Pensacola, Fla., 17 May 2006.

37. Gulf of Mexico, May 17, 2006 — Ex- Oriskany was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., to form an artificial reef. The 888-foot ship took about 37 minutes to sink below the surface. After 25 years of service to the Navy in operations in Korea, Vietnam and the Mediterranean, ex- Oriskany now benefits marine life, sport fishing and recreation diving off the coast of the Florida panhandle. Mexikói-öböl 2006. május 17-én — Az Ex- Oriskany t egy mesterséges zátony létrehozása céljából, 24 mérföldre a Floridai Pensacola partja mellett elsüllyesztik. A 888 láb hosszúságú hajó körülbelül 37 perc alatt süllyedt el. A Koreai, Vietnámi hadműveletek és a mediterrán térségben tett 25 évi szolgálat után az ex- Oriskany most a tengeri életnek, sporthalászatnak és kikapcsolódásnak kedvez Florida partja mellett.

38. REPRISAL (CV-35) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Kilo - Bravo - Golf CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 30,800 Tons, Dimensions , 904' (oa) x 129' x 30' 6" (Max) Armament 8 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3460. Operational and Building Data Ordered 7 Aug 1942, Laid down 1 Jul 1944, Launched 14 May 1945, Builder: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y. Fate: Construction of Reprisal was canceled on August 12, 1945 when 52.3 percent complete. Launched in 1945 without ceremony to clear the slipway, her hull was utilized in experimental work in the Chesapeake Bay from 1946–48 (mostly to do with bomb damage in magazines). Although inspected during January 1949 with a view to completing her as an attack carrier, the plan was dropped and her hulk was sold on August 2, 1949 to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Md. She was scrapped starting in November 1949. Reprisal építését 1945. augusztus 12-én, 52,3 %-os készenléti állapotában megszüntették. Szertartás nélkül szállt tengerre 1945-ben, hogy felszabadítsák a sólyát, s a hajótestét kísérleti munkában hasznosították a Chesapeake öbölben 1946–48 során (javarészt a bombakárok magazinokban történő bemutatására). Bár 1949 január folyamán megvizsgálták repülőgép-anyahajóként történő befejezését, a tervet elvetették és a hajótestet 1949. augusztus 2-án eladták a Boston Metals Co.-be, Baltimore, Md. A kiselejtezett hajó bontása 1949 novemberében megkezdődött.

40. USS ANTIETAM (CV-36) ( later CVA-36 and CVS-36, VT-5 ) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Hotel - Charlie - Yankee CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions , 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3448. Operational and Building Data Ordered 7 Aug 1942, Laid down 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. Jam es R. Tague in command. Deactivation on May 1949, commissioned on 17 January 1951; Pacific Reserve Fleet on Apr 1952, in August, transited the Panama Canal to join the Atlantic Fleet. In Sep 1952, the warship entered the New York Naval Shipyard for major alterations. In October, she was redesignated an attack aircraft carrier, CVA-36. In December Antietam emerged from the yard as America's first angled-deck aircraft carrier. Redesignated and antisubmarine warfare (ASW) carrier, CVS-36 Aug 1953. On 21 April 1957 to training (AT-5) duty with the Naval Air Training Station, Pensacola, Fla. Mayport however, Jan 1959 Pensacola home port, reserve, on 7 January 1963; Decommissioned 8 May 1963. Fate: Berthed at Philadelphia, Pa., she remained in reserve until May of 1973 when her name was struck from the Navy list. On 28 February 1974, she was sold to the Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for scrapping. About 600 tons of her armor plate have been put to use at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

42. CV-36 CVA-36 VT-5 CVS-36 (VT-5) CVS-36 (ASW)

43. USS PRINCETON (CV-37) ( later CVA-37 , CVS-37 and LPH-5) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Hotel - Romeo - November Tactical Voice Radio Call: "BULLHORN" CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions , 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3448. Operational and Building Data Laid down 14 September 1943, as USS Valley Forge (CV-37) at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. Renamed Princeton , 21 November 1944, Launched , 18 July 1945. Commissioned 18 November 1945, CAPT. John M. Hoskins in command. Decommissioned 21 June 1949. Recommissioned 28 August 1950, Redesignated Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA-37) 1 October 1952. Modified and reclassified Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft Carrier (CVS-37) 12 November 1953. Reclassified Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) (LPH-5) , 2 March 1959. Converted at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Long Beach CA, 19 March through 19 May 1959. FATE: Decommissioned and Struck from the Naval Register, 30 January 1970. Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in September 1973, by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon 2nd Row - Navy Unit Commendation (CVA-37) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - American Campaign Medal 3rd Row - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (8) 4th Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2-Taiwan Straits, 3-Quemoy-Matsu, 11-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation 5th Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal Aircraft Carrier CV-23 >>

47. USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) ( later CVA-38 and CVS-38) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Tango - India - Foxtrot Tactical Voice Radio Call: "ALL STAR" CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions , 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3448. Operational and Building Data Laid down 15 January 1943, by the Norfolk Navy Yard, at Portsmouth, Va., launched on 24 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. James H. Doolittle, and commissioned on 15 September 1944, Capt. James D. Barner in command. Decommissioned and placed in the Reserve Fleet at San Francisco on 7 November 1947. Recommissioned 10 May 1951, Reclassified Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA-38) 1 October 1952, Decommissioned 14 Nov 1952. and modernization (SCB-27C/125) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, commissioned 10 Jan 1955. Modified and reclassified Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft Carrier (CVS-38) 30 June 1969. FATE: Decommissioned 30 July 1971. Shangri-La remained in the reserve fleet for the next 11 years, and was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 July 1982. She was retained by MARAD for several years to provide spare parts for the training carrier Lexington . On 9 August 1988, she was sold for scrap and later towed to Taiwan for demolition.

50. USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CV-39) ( later CVA-39 and CVS-39) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Tango - Charlie - Romeo Tactical Voice Radio Call: "NIGHTHAWK" CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions , 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws, 8 boilers, 4 propellers, 3 elevators, 4 arresting gear cables, 2 catapults. Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3448, (CVS 1000) Operational and Building Data Awarded 7 August 1942; Laid down in drydock by the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth Va., 15 March 1943; launched by float 2 November 1944; sponsored 3 June 1945 by Mrs. Warren Austin, wife of Senator Austin of Vermont, and commissioned 5 Jun 1945, Capt. Logan C. Ramsey in command. Retired to the "Mothball Fleet" at Norfolk, Va., 17 February 1947. Reactivated and modernized at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. and recommissioned 19 September 1952. Modernization (SCB-27A), reclassified Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA-39) 26 April 1953, Modified and reclassified Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft Carrier (CVS-39) 1 Aug 1957. FATE: Decommissioned 2 May 1966. The 24-year-old LAKE CHAMPLAIN was stricken from the Navy List on 1 December 1969, and sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping on 28 April 1972. About 600 tons of her armor plate have been put to use at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

53. USS TARAWA (CV-40) ( later CVA-40 , CVS-40 and AVT-12) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Kilo - Delta - Tango Tactical Voice Radio Call: "CHARGER" Unit Awards, Campaign and Service Medals and Ribbons Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right Top Row: China Service Medal (extended) / Navy Occupation Service Medal ("Asia" and "Europe" clasps) / National Defense Service Medal 2nd Row: Korean Service Medal / Korean Presidential Unit Citation / United Nations Korean Medal CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions , 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3448. Operational and Building Data Awarded 5 Jan 1944; Built by Norfolk Navy. Laid down 1 March 1944, launched 12 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Julian C. Smith, the wife of Lieutenant General Julian C. Smith, USMC, who commanded the 2d Marine Division at Tarawa; a nd commissioned on 8 December 1945, Capt. Alvin Ingersoll Malstrom in command. Modernization (SCB-27A), reclassified Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA-40) 1 Oct 1952, Modified and reclassified ASW „ Anti-Submarine Warfare” Aircraft Carrier (CVS-40) 10 Jan 1955. FATE : Decommissioned to reserve 13 May 1960. Redesignated as an aviation transport (AVT 12) 1 May 1961 while in reserve. Stricken for disposal Navy list 1 June 1967. Sold 3 Oct 1968 and scrapped at Boston Metals Corp., Baltimore.

55. USS Tarawa CVS-40

57. USS MIDWAY (CVB-41) ( later CVA-41 and CV-41) Tactical Voice Radio Call: "SCHOOL BOY" Unit Awards, Campaign and Service Medals and Ribbons Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right Top Row: Presidential Unit Citation / Joint Meritorious Unit Award 2nd Row: Navy Unit Commendation (4) / Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3) / Battle Efficiency Award (Navy "E" Ribbon) (5) 3rd Row: Navy Expeditionary Service Medal (4) / China Service Medal (extended) / American Campaign Medal 4th Row: World War II Victory Medal / Navy Occupation Service Medal ("Europe" clasp) / National Defense Service Medal (3) 5th Row: Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (5) / Vietnam Service Medal (5 stars) / Southwest Asia Service Medal (2 stars) 6th Row: Humanitarian Service Medal / Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (17) / Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross Medal with Palm) 7th Row: Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal / Liberation of Kuwait Medal (Saudi Arabia) / Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) CLASS – MIDWAY "Large Aircraft Carrier" Displacement 45,000 Tons, Dimensions , 968' (oa) x 113' x 35' (Max) Armament 18 x 5"/54AA 84 x 40mm, 68 x 20mm, 137 Aircraft . Armor , 7.6" Belt, 3 1/2" Flight Deck, 2" Deck, 6 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 212,000; SHP, Geared turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 4104. Operational and Building Data Built by Newport News. Designation changed from CV 41 to CVB 41 15 July 1943. Laid down 27 Oct 1943, launched 20 Mar 1945, sponsored Mrs. Bradford W. Ripley Jr., commissioned 10 Sept 1945. Reclassified Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA-41) 1 Oct 1952, Modernization (SCB-110) 30 Sep1957, (SCB-101) 31 Jan 1970. Reclassified Aircraft Carrier (CV-41) 1 Oct 1979. FATE : Decommissioned to reserve 11 Apr 1992; retained as a potential replacement training carrier. Stricken for disposal 17 March 1997. Acting Secretary of the Navy Hansford T. Johnson announced, 8 July 2003, that this historic ship would be donated to the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum. On 30 September 2003, Midway began her journey from the Navy Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, Wash., to San Diego where she would be a Museum and Memorial. She was docked at the Charles P. Howard Terminal in Oakland, Calif., in October, while the construction of her pier in San Diego was completed. The carrier arrived in San Diego in January 2004 and is now the nation's newest Naval Aviation Museum (Opened 7 June 2004).

59. CVB-41 CVA-41 CV-41 CVA-41 (SCB101) CVA-41 (SCB-110) Museum

61. USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB-42) ( later CVA-42 and CV-42) Tactical Voice Radio Call: "RIPTIDE" CLASS – MIDWAY "Large Aircraft Carrier" Displacement 45,000 Tons, Dimensions , 968' (oa) x 113' x 35' (Max) Armament 18 x 5"/54AA 84 x 40mm, 68 x 20mm, 137 Aircraft . Armor , 7.6" Belt, 3 1/2" Flight Deck, 2" Deck, 6 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 212,000; SHP, Geared turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 4104. Operational and Building Data Built by New York Naval Shipyard. Laid down 1 Dec 1943, launched 29 Apr 1945 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 Oct 1945 Captain A. Soucek in command. Reclassified Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA-42) 1 Oct 1952. On 7 January 1954, she sailed for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to undergo extensive reconstruction; SCB-110 recommissioned on 6 April 1956. Extensive reconstruction (SCB 101.68) Norfolk Naval Shipyard for her 11 month, 26 May 1969. Reclassified Aircraft Carrier (CV-42) 30 Jun 1975. FATE : Decommissioned 30 Sep 1977, stricken from the Navy List 1 Oct 1977. She arrived Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Inactive Ships Facility, the carrier was towed to Kearny, New Jersey on 3 May 1978 and was scrapped from 1980 onward.

65. USS CORAL SEA (CVB-43) ( later CVA-43 and CV-43) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - India - Juliet - Alfa Tactical Voice Radio Call: "MUSTANG" CLASS – MIDWAY "Large Aircraft Carrier" Displacement 45,000 tons (60,000 fl), Dimensions 900' wl (968' oa) x 113' (136' fd) x 32' 9" / 274.3 wl (295 oa) x 34.4 (41.5 fd) x 10 meters, Armament 14 5"/54, Mk.39 single mounts; 84 40-mm (planned but not fitted); 28 20-mm (planned but probably not fitted), 137 Aircraft, Armor 7.6" belt, 3.5" flight deck, 6.5" conning tower (side), Power plant 12 565-psi boilers, 4 geared turbines, 4 screws; 212,000 shp, Aviation facilities 3 elevators; 2 hydraulic catapults, Speed: 33 knots, Endurance (design): 20,000 nm @ 15 knots, Crew: approx. 4,100 Last configuration: Displacement 52,000 tons (65,200 fl), Dimensions 900' wl (979' oa) x 121' (236' fd) x 35' / 274.3 wl (298.4 oa) x 36.9 (71.9 fd) x 10.7 meters, Armament 3 Phalanx CIWS, 65 Aircraft , Aviation facilities: 3 elevators; 3 steam catapults, Speed: 32 knots, Crew: approx. 4,700 Operational and Building Data Awarded 14 Jun 1943 to Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Va. Laid down 10 Jul 1944, launched 2 Apr 1946 and commissioned 1 Oct 1947. Reclassified as an "Attack Aircraft Carrier" (CVA-43) on 1 Oct 1952. Decommissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., on 24 May 1957 to receive a major conversion (SCB-110A) Recommissioned 25 Jan 1960. Reclassified as a "Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier" (CV-43) on 30 June 1975. FATE : Decommissioned and stricken 30 April 1990. Sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping on 7 May 1993. Scrapping was delayed by numerous financial, legal and environmental issues; finally completed 8 September 2000.

69. USS VALLEY FORGE (CV-45) ( later CVA-45 , CVS-45 and LPH-8) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Kilo - Echo - Uniform Tactical Voice Radio Call: "BEAR CAT" Unit Awards, Campaign and Service Medals and Ribbons Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right Top Row: Navy Unit Commendation 2nd Row: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation [LPH] / National Defense Service Medal (2) [CV/LPH] / Korean Service Medal (8 stars) 3rd Row: Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal [LPH] / Vietnam Service Medal (9 stars) [LPH] / Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (GCMwP) [LPH] 4th Row: United Nations Korean Medal / Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal [LPH] / Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive) CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions , 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3448. Operational and Building Data Ordered 14 Jun 1943 to Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. Laid down 7 Sep 1944. Launched 18 Nov 1945, sponsored by Mrs. A. A. Vandegrift, wife o f the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and commissioned 3 Nov 1946. Reclassified as an "Attack Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CVA-45, 1 Oct 1952. Modified at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA, and reclassified as an "Antisubmarine Warfare Support Aircraft Carrier" (CVS-45), 1 Jan 1954. Converted to an "Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter)" at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA, Mar–Jul 1961. Reclassified LPH-8, 1 Jul 1961. FATE : Decommissioned and stricken 15 Jan 1970. Sold for scrapping to Nicolai Joffre Corp., Beverly Hills, CA, 29 Oct 1971.

71. CVA-45 CVS-45

74. IWO JIMA (CV-46) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Hotel - Sierra - Mike CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions , 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3448. Operational and Building Data Ordered 14 Jun 1943 to Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va. Laid down 7 Sep 1944. Fate: Iwo Jima was canceled August 12, 1945. Her partially completed hull was scrapped. (Source: DANFS, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, located on the Naval Historical Center website.) Sorsa : Iwo Jimát 1945. augusztus 12-én törölték. A részben elkészített hajótestet kiselejtezték. (Forrás: DANFS, Amerikai Haditengerészeti Harci Hajók Könyve, Haditengerészeti Történeti Központ honlap.)

77. USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47) ( later CVA-47 , CVS-47 and AVT-11) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - Tango - Mike - Uniform Tactical Voice Radio Call: "CASHEW" CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions , 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery , 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 3448. Operational and Building Data Initially named Wright , Philippine Sea (CV-47) was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass. 19 August 1944, launched 5 September 1945, sponsored Mrs. Albert B. Chandler and commissioned 11 May 1946, Capt. D.S. Cornwell in command. Designation was changed to CVA-47 in October 1952. Redesignated as a CVS-47 15 November 1955. FATE: Decommissioned 28 December 1958 and berthed with the Reserve Fleet at Long Beach, she was redesignated AVT-11, 15 May 1959, and struck from the Navy List 1 December 1969 and sold for scrapping on 23 March 1971 to Zidell Explorations Corp., Portland, Oregon. Ships Bell located at SUPSHIPS, Bath, Maine. About 600 tons of her armor plate have been put to use at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

80. USS SAIPAN (CVL-48) ( later AVT-6; renamed Arlington (AGMR-2)) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign : November - India - Lima - Bravo Tactical Voice Radio Call: "TRAINSHED" CLASS – SAIPAN „ Light Aircraft Carrier” Displacement 14,500 Tons, Dimensions , 683' 7" (oa) x 76' 8" x 28' (Max) Armament 40 x 40mm, 32x 20mm, 48 Aircraft. Armor , 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Deck. Machinery , 120,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed , 33 Knots, Crew 1721. Operational and Building Data The first Saipan (CVL-48) was laid down on 10 July 1944 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched on 8 July 1945, sponsored by Mrs. John W. McCormack; and commissioned on 14 July 1946, Capt. John G. Crommelin in command, decommissioned on 3 October 1957. FATE: Reclassified AVT-6 on 15 May 1959, remained in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until March 1963. She then entered the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. yard at Mobile to begin conversion to a command ship . Briefly designated CC-3, she was reclassified a „Communications Major Relay” ship (AGMR-2) on 1 September 1964 while still undergoing conversion. On 8 April 1965, she was renamed Arlington and on 12 August 1966, she completed her conversion. As Arlington (AGMR-2), she sailed for Norfolk where she was recommissioned on 27 August 1966. Decommissioned on 14 January 1970 and berthed with the Inactive Fleet at San Diego, where she remains into 1974. Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, 1 June 1976. Monterey CV-26 >>