USS Bunker Hill

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Q1361626




USS Bunker Hill was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Commissioned in May 1943, Bunker Hill was the first U.S. Navy ship to have been named for the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill, and received the Presidential Unit Citation in recognition of her distinguished service throughout the Pacific Theater.

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AVT-9; CV-17
draft 8.6 metre, mass 36200 ton, mass 27100 ton, mass 27100 tonne, mass 36380 tonne, beam 28.3 metre, speed 33 knot, length 265.8 metre, length 266 metre, length 250 metre, speed 32.7 knot, 
Essex-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class (short bow), aircraft carrier, Fore River Shipyard, United States Navy, 


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    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    World War II Q362
    1943-05-25T00:00:00Z
    1943-05-25T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1941-09-15T00:00:00Z
    1941-09-15T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1942-12-07T00:00:00Z
    1942-12-07T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1947-01-09T00:00:00Z
    1947-01-09T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
    1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
    ship breaking
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    Frameless
    Mothballed aircraft carriers at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1948 (80-G-428458)Mothballed aircraft carriers at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1948 (80-G-428458)
    USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) is near-missed by a Japanese bomb during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944 (80-G-366983)USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) is near-missed by a Japanese bomb during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944 (80-G-366983)
    USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) at sea in 1945 (NH 42373)USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) at sea in 1945 (NH 42373)
    USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) launching planes c1944USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) launching planes c1944
    Ex-USS Bunker Hill (ex-AVT 9) moored at North Island, San Diego, around 1968.Ex-USS Bunker Hill (ex-AVT 9) moored at North Island, San Diego, around 1968.
    Aerial view of Boston Navy Yard, circa July 1943Aerial view of Boston Navy Yard, circa July 1943
    Mothballed aircraft carriers at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1948 (NH 79051)Mothballed aircraft carriers at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1948 (NH 79051)
    Mothballed aircraft carriers at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1948 (80-G-428458)Mothballed aircraft carriers at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1948 (80-G-428458)
    USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) moored at San Diego, California (USA), circa in 1970 (NH 78294-KN)USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) moored at San Diego, California (USA), circa in 1970 (NH 78294-KN)
    USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) underway off the Palau Islands on 27 March 1944 (80-G-K-1560)USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) underway off the Palau Islands on 27 March 1944 (80-G-K-1560)
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      commonsimageMothballed aircraft carriers at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1948 (80-G-428458) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Bunker Hill (CV-17) is near-missed by a Japanese bomb during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944 (80-G-366983) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Bunker Hill (CV-17) at sea in 1945 (NH 42373) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Bunker Hill (CV-17) launching planes c1944 Commons
      commonsimageEx-USS Bunker Hill (ex-AVT 9) moored at North Island, San Diego, around 1968. Commons
      commonsimageAerial view of Boston Navy Yard, circa July 1943 Commons
      commonsimageMothballed aircraft carriers at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1948 (NH 79051) Commons
      commonsimageMothballed aircraft carriers at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1948 (80-G-428458) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Bunker Hill (CV-17) moored at San Diego, California (USA), circa in 1970 (NH 78294-KN) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Bunker Hill (CV-17) underway off the Palau Islands on 27 March 1944 (80-G-K-1560) Commons
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