USS ESSEX CV 9 |
Keel Laid: April 28, 1941 Launched: July 31, 1942 Commissioned: December 31, 1942 Decommissioned: June 30, 1969 Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA. Propulsion system: 8 boilers; 4 Westinghouse geared steam turbines; 150,000 shp Length, overall: 890 feet Beam: 101 feet (30.8 meters) Draft: 30,8 feet (10.4 meters) Displacement: 41,200 tons full load Speed: 33 knots Planes: 90-100 Crew: 2600 Armament: 1964: seven 5-inch 38 caliber guns; four twin 3 inch 50 caliber guns |