CV-39
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CV-39 is the hull number of USS Lake Champlain, an Essex-class aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during and after World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CV-39 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Essex-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | approximately 90–100 aircraft (WWII era) ⓘ |
| armament |
20 mm anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 5-inch/38 caliber guns ⓘ |
| awarded | battle stars for Korean War service ⓘ |
| beam | about 93 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Norfolk Navy Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War aircraft carriers of the United States
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Korean War aircraft carriers of the United States ⓘ World War II aircraft carriers of the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 3 June 1945 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | around 2,600 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 2 May 1947 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 27,100 long tons (standard)
ⓘ
approximately 36,380 long tons (full load) ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| finalDecommissionedOn | 2 May 1966 ⓘ |
| flightDeckBeam | about 147 feet ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-39 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 15 March 1943 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 2 November 1944 ⓘ |
| length | about 872 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| modernization | SCB-27A conversion ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lake Champlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalRegistry | United States Navy hull classification symbol CV-39 ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Korean War carrier operations
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Operation Magic Carpet (post–World War II troop transport) NERFINISHED ⓘ recovery ship for Project Mercury mission MR-3 (Freedom 7) ⓘ recovery ship for astronaut Alan Shepard ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Portsmouth, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs |
CVA-39
NERFINISHED
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CVS-39 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recommissionedOn | 19 September 1951 ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare support carrier
ⓘ
attack aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| scrappedOn | 1972 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Essex class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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