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This explosion tore much of the aft-end of the ship to shreds, and she quickly acquired a list to the starboard. At 20:07, the ship's island detached from the hull and slid into the water. Two hours after the dual kamikaze attacks, at 21:15, Bismarck Sea sank with the loss of 318 men, the last US Navy aircraft carrier to be lost during World ...
USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, she was commissioned in 1937. Yorktown was the lead ship of the Yorktown class , which was designed on the basis of lessons learned from operations with the converted battlecruisers of the Lexington ...
The ship was laid down as the Cleveland-class light cruiser Tallahassee (CL-61) by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, 2 June 1941.She was reclassified as the Independence-class light aircraft carrier CV-23 on 16 February 1942, renamed Princeton 31 March 1942, launched 18 October 1942, sponsored by Margaret Dodds (wife of Princeton University president Harold Dodds), and ...
The newly commissioned Franklin departing Norfolk in February 1944. The keel of Franklin was laid down on 7 December 1942 in Shipway 11, the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and she was launched by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, in Virginia, on 14 October 1943, sponsored by Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, an American naval officer who was the Director of the WAVES.
Aircraft carriers Number in commission Number lost Loss rate Theatre Pacific Atlantic Panama Fleet carriers (CV) 24 4 16.7% 4 Light carriers (CVL) 9 1 11.1% 1 Escort carriers (CVE) 77 6 7.8% 5 1 Cruisers Number in commission Number lost Loss rate Theatre Pacific Atlantic Panama Large cruisers (CB) 2 0.0% Heavy cruisers (CA) 30 7 23.3% 7 Light ...
Pages in category "World War II aircraft carriers of the United States" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
During World War II, the United States Navy purchased two Great Lakes side-wheel paddle steamers and converted them into freshwater aircraft carrier training ships. Both vessels were designated with the hull classification symbol IX and lacked hangar decks, elevators or armaments.
USS Monterey (CVL-26) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, in service during World War II and used in training for several years thereafter.