Keel Laid: February 1, 1943
           Launched: February 7, 1944
           Commissioned: May 8, 1944
           Decommissioned: September 1, 1973

           Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA. 
           Propulsion system: 8 boilers; 4 Westinghouse geared 
            steam turbines; 150,000 shp
           Length, overall: 888,5 feet (270.8 meters)
           Flight Deck Width: 191,9 feet (58.5 meters)
           Beam: 101 feet (30.8 meters)
           Draft: 30,8 feet (10.4 meters)
           Displacement: approx. 41,700 tons full load
           Speed: 33 knots
           Planes: 80-100  
           Crew: aprox. 3448 as CVS: 115 offiers and 1500 enlisted
           Armament: 1972: 4 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns