USS Essex
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USS Essex was a World War II-era U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the Essex-class, which played a major role in Pacific Theater operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Essex canonical | 8 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Essex-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupCapacity | approximately 90–100 aircraft ⓘ |
| awarded |
Navy Unit Commendation
ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Unit Citation
battle stars for Korean War ⓘ multiple battle stars for World War II ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newport News, Virginia ⓘ |
| category |
Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
ⓘ
Korean War aircraft carriers of the United States ⓘ World War II aircraft carriers of the United States ⓘ |
| class | Essex class ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1942-12-31 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1947-01-09 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 27,100 long tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| finalDecommissionedOn | 1969-06-30 ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-9 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1941-04-28 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1942-07-31 ⓘ |
| leadShipOfClass | Essex class ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| modernizedAs |
antisubmarine warfare carrier (CVS-9)
ⓘ
attack aircraft carrier (CVA-9) ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Essex County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
USS Essex (1799) ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs |
CVA-9
ⓘ
CVS-9 ⓘ |
| recommissionedOn | 1951-01-16 ⓘ |
| role | fleet carrier ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| soldForScrapOn | 1975-06-01 (approximate year 1975) ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
| tookPartIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Battle of Tarawa ⓘ Korean War carrier operations ⓘ Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Marshall Islands campaign
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa campaign
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
David Porter