Keel Laid: May 1, 1944
           Launched: October 13, 1945
           Commissioned: September 25, 1950
           Decommissioned: September 30, 1975

           Builder: New York Naval Shipyard, Camden, N.Y.
           Propulsion system: 8 boilers; 4 Westinghouse geared 
            steam turbines; 150,000 shp 
           Length, overall: 888,5 feet (270.8 meters)
           Flight Deck Width: 195 feet (59.5 meters)
           Beam: 106,6 feet (32.5 meters)
           Draft: 30,8 feet (10.4 meters)
           Displacement: approx. 44,700 tons full load
           Speed: 33 knots
           Planes: 80  
           Crew: 3460 
           Armament: 1976: 2 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns