Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: August 30, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: November 29, 1943 Modernized and re-commissioned: September 11, 1953 at New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York. Length: 894 feet Beam: 101 ft. at wat... read more
Class: Essex (short hull group) Aircraft Carrier Launched: April 26, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: August 16, 1943 Modernized: in 1954 and 1959 Length: 898 feet, as converted Beam: 103 feet Draft: 32 feet Displace... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: September 23, 1942 At: Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts Commissioned: February 17, 1943 Length: 910 feet Beam: 142 feet Draft: 30 feet Displacement: 33,000 tons Armament: (original): 90 aircraft, twelve 5-inch/38 caliber ... read more
Class: Midway Aircraft Carrier Launched: 20 March 1945 At: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: 10 September 1945 Modernized: 1955-57; 1966-70 Length: 1,001 feet Extreme Width: 258 feet Draft: 34 feet Displacement: 70,000 tons Address: USS... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: January 21, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Commissioned: April 15, 1943 Length: 856 feet Beam:93 feet Draft: 30 feet Displacement: 33,292 tons Armament: 90 aircraft; twelve 5-inch/38 caliber guns (original); reduced to four ... read more