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.

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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)

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Apollo 7 recoveryShip USS Essex
Commodore David Porter commanded USS Essex
subject surface form: David Porter
Edward Preble shipCommanded USS Essex
CVS-9 appliesTo USS Essex
CVS-9 postwarReclassificationOf USS Essex