Keel Laid: February 21, 1944
           Launched: August 23, 1945
           Commissioned: April 11, 1946
           Decommissioned: May 15, 1959

           Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., 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: 129,9 feet (39.6 meters)
           Beam: 93,2 feet (28.4 meters)
           Draft: 30,8 feet (9.4 meters)
           Displacement: approx. 38,500 tons full load
           Speed: 33 knots
           Planes: 80-100  planes
           Crew: 3448 as CVS: approx. 1000 
           Armament: 1958: 12 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns