Essex-class aircraft carrier
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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.
1942
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speed 32.7 knot, mass 27100 tonne,
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 -

USS Reprisal ⓘ
cancelled Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier -

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

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

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

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

USS Antietam ⓘ
1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Bennington ⓘ
1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Bon Homme Richard ⓘ
1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Boxer ⓘ
1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Bunker Hill ⓘ
1942 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Essex ⓘ
1942 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Franklin ⓘ
1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Hancock ⓘ
1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

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

USS Lake Champlain ⓘ
1944 Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier -

USS Leyte ⓘ
1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Oriskany ⓘ
1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Philippine Sea ⓘ
1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Princeton ⓘ
1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Randolph ⓘ
1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Shangri-La ⓘ
1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Tarawa ⓘ
1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Ticonderoga ⓘ
1944 Essex-class aircraft carrier -

USS Valley Forge ⓘ
1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier
| 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 | ||









