The Essex-class aircraft carrier was a class of aircraft carriers used by the United States Navy during World War II.
History[]
The Essex-class constituted the largest class of capital ships with twenty-four ships built in short hull and long hull versions. Originally, thirty-two were ordered, but was the end of World War II drew nearer, six were cancelled before laying down and two were cancelled after being laid down. The Essex-class was the backbone of the US carrier strength from mid 1943 and continued to be until the 1960s, when the supercarriers became more numerous.
Ships in class[]
- USS Essex (CV-9)
- USS Yorktown (CV-10)
- USS Intrepid (CV-11)
- USS Hornet (CV-12)
- USS Franklin (CV-13)
- USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)
- USS Randolph (CV-15)
- USS Lexington (CV-16)
- USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
- USS Wasp (CV-18)
- USS Hancock (CV-19)
- USS Bennington (CV-20)
- USS Boxer (CV-21)
- USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)
- USS Leyte (CV-32)
- USS Kearsage (CV-33)
- USS Oriskany (CV-34)
- USS Antietam (CV-36)
- USS Princeton (CV-37)
- USS Shangri La (CV-38)
- USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)
- USS Tarawa (CV-40)
- USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
- USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
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