Essex-class aircraft carrier

The Essex class is a retired class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. The 20th century's most numerous class of capital ship, the class consisted of 24 vessels which came in "short-hull" and "long-hull" versions. Thirty-two ships were ordered, but as World War II wound down, six were canceled before construction and two were canceled after construction had begun. Fourteen saw combat during World War II. None were lost to enemy action although a few sustained crippling damage due to aerial attacks. Essex-class carriers were the backbone of the U.S. Navy from mid-1943 and, with the three Midway-class carriers added just after the war, continued to be the heart of U.S. naval strength until supercarriers joined the fleet starting in the 1950s. Several of the carriers were rebuilt to handle heavier and faster aircraft of the early jet age and saw service in the Vietnam War, with Lexington decommissioned as a training carrier in 1991. Of the 24 ships in the class, four – Yorktown, Hornet, Lexington, and Intrepid – have been preserved as museum ships.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
speed 32.7 knot, mass 27100 tonne, 
aircraft carrier, Newport News Shipbuilding, United States Navy, 

Essex-class (SCB-125) aircraft carrier, Essex-class (SCB-27A) aircraft carrier, Essex-class (SCB-27C) aircraft carrier, Essex-class (SCB-27C/125) aircraft carrier, Essex-class (short bow), Flugzeugträger B, John F. Kennedy-class aircraft carrier, Oriskany-class, Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, USS Essex, 

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  USS Iwo Jima ⓘ
  cancelled Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Reprisal ⓘ
  cancelled Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier

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  Essex-class (short bow) ⓘ
  1942 American sub-class of Essex-class aircraft carriers

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  Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
  1944 sub-class of American Essex-class aircraft carriers

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  Oriskany-class Essex-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
  1947 subclass of Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy

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  Essex-class (SCB-27A) aircraft carrier ⓘ
  1951 American subclass of the Essex-class aircraft carriers

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  Essex-class (SCB-27C) aircraft carrier ⓘ
  1954 subclass of Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

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  Essex-class (SCB-125) aircraft carrier ⓘ
  1955 American subclass of the Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  Essex-class (SCB-27C/125) aircraft carrier ⓘ
  1955 subclass of Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

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  USS Antietam ⓘ
  1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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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 Boxer ⓘ
  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 Hancock ⓘ
  1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Kearsarge ⓘ
  1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier, commissioned in March 1946

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  USS Lake Champlain ⓘ
  1944 Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Leyte ⓘ
  1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Oriskany ⓘ
  1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Philippine Sea ⓘ
  1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Princeton ⓘ
  1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Randolph ⓘ
  1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Shangri-La ⓘ
  1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Tarawa ⓘ
  1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Ticonderoga ⓘ
  1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Valley Forge ⓘ
  1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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1942 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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Pattern sheet, MS-33 10A for Essex class

SB2C-4E Helldiver of VB-88 in flight 1945

Essex-class carrier modernisations 1944-1960

Radars on mast of Essex-class carrier in the 1950s

Design plan Essex

Models showing Essex-class aircraft carrier modernizations in 1953

Four Essex class carriers anchored c1945

USS Shannon (DM-25) underway in Ulithi Atoll, circa in March 1945 (80-G-K-3816)

Pattern sheet, Measure 3 -3A for Essex class carriers

Essex class preliminary design study

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	class		USS Iwo Jima	abandoned entity, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	class		USS Reprisal	abandoned entity, Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1942	Essex-class (short bow)	Essex-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1944	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier	Essex-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1947	Oriskany-class Essex-class aircraft carrier	Essex-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1951	Essex-class (SCB-27A) aircraft carrier	Essex-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1954	Essex-class (SCB-27C) aircraft carrier	Essex-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1955	Essex-class (SCB-125) aircraft carrier	Essex-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1955	Essex-class (SCB-27C/125) aircraft carrier	Essex-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Antietam	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
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 Boxer	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, 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 Hancock	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Kearsarge	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Lake Champlain	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Leyte	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Oriskany	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Philippine Sea	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Princeton	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Randolph	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Shangri-La	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Tarawa	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Ticonderoga	Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Valley Forge	Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
commons	image		Pattern sheet, MS-33 10A for Essex class		Commons
commons	image		SB2C-4E Helldiver of VB-88 in flight 1945		Commons
commons	image		Essex-class carrier modernisations 1944-1960		Commons
commons	image		Radars on mast of Essex-class carrier in the 1950s		Commons
commons	image		Design plan Essex		Commons
commons	image		Models showing Essex-class aircraft carrier modernizations in 1953		Commons
commons	image		Four Essex class carriers anchored c1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Shannon (DM-25) underway in Ulithi Atoll, circa in March 1945 (80-G-K-3816)		Commons
commons	image		Pattern sheet, Measure 3 -3A for Essex class carriers		Commons
commons	image		Essex class preliminary design study		Commons