Keel Laid: March 15, 1943
           Launched: August 20, 1944
           Commissioned: January 28, 1945
           Decommissioned: May 8, 1963

           Builder: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Penn.
           Propulsion system: 8 boilers; 4 Westinghouse geared 
            steam turbines; 150,000 shp 
           Length, overall: 888,5 feet (270.8 meters)
           Flight Deck Width: 153,9 feet (46.9 meters)
           Beam: 92,85 feet (28.3 meters)
           Draft: 30,8 feet (9.4 meters)
           Displacement: approx. 38,000 tons full load
           Speed: 33 knots
           Planes: 80
           Crew: approx. 3460
           Armament: 1960: 8 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns