Essex-class (short bow)

1942 American sub-class of Essex-class aircraft carriers

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1942  Wikidata
Essex-class aircraft carrier - short hull
length 265.8 metre, mass 36200 ton, mass 27100 ton, speed 32.7 knot, beam 28.3 metre, draft 8.6 metre, 4 5"/38 caliber single gun mount, 4 5"/38 caliber twin gun mount, 46 20 mm/70 caliber single gun mount, 8 40 mm/56 caliber quad gun mount, 90 aircraft, 
Essex-class aircraft carrier, Fore River Shipyard, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Newport News Shipbuilding, United States Navy, United States, 

5"/38 caliber single gun mount, USS Essex, USS Hornet, USS Intrepid, USS Lexington, 

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  USS Bennington ⓘ
  1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Bon Homme Richard ⓘ
  1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Bunker Hill ⓘ
  1942 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Essex ⓘ
  1942 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Franklin ⓘ
  1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Wasp ⓘ
  1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Bennington	Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Bon Homme Richard	Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Bunker Hill	Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Essex	Essex-class (SCB-27A) aircraft carrier, Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class (SCB-125) aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Franklin	Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Wasp	Essex-class (short bow), aircraft carrier	Wikidata