USS Essex (CV-9)
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USS Essex (CV-9) was the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s Essex-class aircraft carriers that played a major role in World War II Pacific operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Essex-class aircraft carrier
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United States Navy ship → World War II aircraft carrier → aircraft carrier → |
| airGroupSize |
approximately 90–100 aircraft (WWII)
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| armament |
20 mm anti-aircraft guns
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40 mm anti-aircraft guns → 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns → |
| awarded |
Navy Unit Commendation
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Presidential Unit Citation → multiple battle stars for World War II service → |
| battle |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Tarawa NERFINISHED → Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED → operations against the Caroline Islands → operations against the Mariana Islands → operations against the Marshall Islands → strikes against the Japanese home islands → |
| beam |
about 93 feet at waterline
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| builder |
Newport News Shipbuilding
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| commissionedOn |
1942-12-31
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
United States of America
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| crewComplement |
approximately 2,600 officers and enlisted
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| decommissionedOn |
1947-01-09
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| displacement |
approximately 27,100 long tons standard
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approximately 36,380 long tons full load → |
| finalDecommissioningDate |
1969-06-30
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| flightDeckBeam |
about 147 feet
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| hullNumber |
CV-9
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| laidDownOn |
1941-04-28
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| launchedOn |
1942-07-31
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| leadShipOfClass |
Essex class
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| length |
about 872 feet
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| maximumSpeed |
about 33 knots
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| modernization |
SCB-125 angled-deck conversion
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SCB-27A conversion → |
| namedAfter |
Essex County, Massachusetts
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| operator |
United States Navy
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| placeBuilt |
Newport News, Virginia
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| primaryArmament |
carrier-based aircraft
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| propulsion |
4 shafts
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steam turbines → |
| reclassifiedAs |
CVA-9
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CVS-9 → |
| recommissionedOn |
1951-01-16
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| role |
anti-submarine warfare carrier
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attack aircraft carrier → |
| scrappedOn |
1975-03-01 (approximate year of scrapping)
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| shipClass |
Essex class
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| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Battle of the Philippine Sea
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aircraftCarrierInvolved |
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USS Hornet (CV-8)
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followedBy |