Keel Laid: July 15, 1941
           Launched: September 23, 1942
           Commissioned: February 17, 1943
           Decommissioned: November 8, 1991

           Builder: Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass.
           Propulsion system: 8 boilers; 4 Westinghouse geared 
            steam turbines; 150,000 shp
           Length, overall: 876 feet (267 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. 42,500 tons full load
           Speed: 33 knots
           Planes: 80-100  
           Crew: aprox. 3448 as AVT: 75 officers and 1365 enlisted
           Armament: 1970: none