USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
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USS Coral Sea (CV-43) was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served extensively during the Cold War, including in the Vietnam War, as part of the Midway-class of large post–World War II carriers.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Midway-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airWingCarried |
Carrier Air Wing 14
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carrier Air Wing 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament | carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| awarded |
Battle Efficiency Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1947-10-01 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | around 4500 ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1990-04-26 ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 45000 tons standard
ⓘ
about 63000 tons full load ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| feature |
angled flight deck
ⓘ
hurricane bow ⓘ steam catapults ⓘ |
| homeport |
Naval Air Station Alameda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naval Station Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-43 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1944-07-10 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1947-04-02 ⓘ |
| length | about 295 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| modernization | SCB-110A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Ageless Warrior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAircraftOperated |
A-4 Skyhawk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A-6 Intruder NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ F/A-18 Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Midway class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Newport News, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs |
CV-43
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CVA-43 NERFINISHED ⓘ CVB-43 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1993 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | post–World War II ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42)
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ⓘ
USS Midway (CV-41) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | scrapped ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Operation Frequent Wind
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. operations in the Gulf of Sidra ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.