Essex (Long bow)

Essex (Long)

Type CV
Country USA
Displacement (t) 36,000
Length (m) 270.7
Beam (m) 28.3
Draft (m) 8.4
Height (m) 28.3
Max speed (kn) 32.7

Sensors

Radar (3)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
SPS-10 — Yes —
SPS-12 Yes — —
SPS-8 — — —

Individual hulls (12)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
CV-14 Ticonderoga USS Ticonderoga USA 1962-01-01 (Commissioned) 1973-09-01 (Decommissioned)
  • US Pacific Fleet: 1962-01-01 – 1969-01-01
  • US Pacific Fleet: 1969-01-01 – 1973-09-01
CV-15 Randolph USS Randolph USA 1962-01-01 (Commissioned) 1969-02-13 (Decommissioned)
CV-19 Hancock USS Hancock USA 1962-01-01 (Commissioned) 1976-01-30 (Decommissioned)
CV-21 Boxer USS Boxer USA 1962-01-01 (Commissioned) 1969-12-01 (LPH-4, amphibious helicopter carrier, not an attack carrier)
CV-33 Kearsarge USS Kearsarge USA 1962-01-01 (Commissioned) 1970-01-15 (Decommissioned)
CV-34 Oriskany USS Oriskany USA 1962-01-01 (Commissioned) 1979-09-20 (Decommissioned)
CV-36 Antietam USS Antietam USA 1962-01-01 (Commissioned) 1963-05-08 (Training only)
CV-37 Princeton USS Princeton USA 1962-01-01 (Commissioned) 1970-01-30 (LPH-5, helicopter carrier, not an attack carrier)
CV-38 Shangri-la USS Shangri-la USA 1962-01-01 (Commissioned) 1971-07-30 (Decommissioned)
  • US Atlantic Fleet: 1962-01-01 – 1969-01-01
  • US Atlantic Fleet: 1969-01-01 – 1970-04-04 (Changed to CVS, ASW carrier)
  • US Pacific Fleet: 1970-04-04 – 1971-07-30
CV-39 Lake Champlain USS Lake Champlain USA 1962-01-01 (Commissioned) 1966-05-02 (Antisubmarine carrier and reclassified (CVS-39))
CV-45 Valley Forge USS Valley Forge USA 1962-01-01 (Commissioned) 1970-01-16 (LPH-8, helicopter carrier, not an attack carrier)
CV-47 Philippine Sea USS Philippine Sea USA — —