Aircraft Carriers

United States Class

CVA-58 USS United States After the second World War, the new enemy of the US was the Soviet Union, and the age of the atomic weapons began. The only way to deploy those weapons was […]

Aircraft Carriers

Midway Class (3 ships)

CVB-41 USS Midway Built by: CVB-41 Midway: Newport News CVB-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt: New York Naval Yard CVB-43 Coral Sea: Newport News Gone into service: CVB-41 Midway: September 10th 1945 CVB-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt: October […]

Aircraft Carriers

Independence Class (9 ships)

CVL-22 USS Independence Built by: New York Shipbuilding, Camden Gone into service: Januari 1943 – December 1943 Water displacement: 11050 tons (standard)15170 tons (loaded) Length: 183 m. (waterline)189,9 m. (total) With: 21,8 m. load water-line: […]

Aircraft Carriers

Essex Class (24 ships)

USS Essex CV-9   Built by: Diverse shipbuilders Gone into service: December 1942 – May 1946 Water displacement: 28000 tons (standard)37050 tons (loaded) Length: 250,1 m. (waterline)266 m. (total) With: 28,4 m. load water-line: 7 […]

Aircraft Carriers

Commencement Bay Class (16 ships)

USS Commencement Bay CVE-105   Built by: Todd (Tacoma, Portland, Willamette Gone into service: November 27th 1944 – January 15th 1946 (USS Palau CVE-122) Water displacement: 19250 tons (standard)26200 tons (loaded) Length: 160,1 m. (waterline)169,9 […]

Aircraft Carriers

Casablanca Class (CVE-55 -> CVE-104 51 ships)

USS Casablanca CVE-55   Ships: CVE-55 USS Casablanca CVE-56 USS Liscombe Bay CVE-57 USS Anzio CVE-58 USS Corregidor CVE-59 USS Mission Bay CVE-60 USS Guadalcanal CVE-61 USS Manila Bay CVE-62 USS Natoma Bay CVE-63 USS […]

Aircraft Carriers

Sangamon Class (CVE-26, 27, 28, 29)

USS Sangamon CVE-26    Built by: – USS Chenango: Norfolk Navy Yard – USS Sangamon: Newport News – USS Santee: Rebuilt by Puget Sound Navy Yard – USS Suwanee: Rebuilt by Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island […]

Aircraft Carriers

Bogue Class (CVE-9,11,12,13,16,18,20,21,25 and 31)

Bogue Class (10 ships) Built by: Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Schips: – Bogue CVE-9 – Card CVE-11 – Capohee CVE-12 – Core CVE-13 – Nassau CVE-16 – Altahama CVE-18 – Barnes CVE-20 – Block Island CVE-21 – […]

Aircraft Carriers

Lexington Class (CV-2)

Lexington class facts:   Built by: – Lexington: Bethlehem Steel, Fore River – Saratoga: New York Shipbuilding, Camden Gone into service: – Lexington: December 14th 1927 – Saratoga: November 16th 1927 Water displacement: 39450 tons […]