Keel Laid: September 14, 1943
           Launched: July 8, 1945
           Commissioned: November 18, 1945
           Decommissioned: January 30, 1970

           Builder: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Penn.
           Propulsion system: 8 boilers; 4 Westinghouse geared 
            steam turbines; 150,000 shp 
           Length, overall: 888 feet 
           Flight Deck Width: aprox. 150 feet 
           Beam:  93 feet; extreme width at flight deck: 147½ feet
           Draft: 28 feet 7 inches
           Displacement:  33,000 tons 
           Speed: 33 knots
           Planes: approx. 80 
           Crew: 3448 
           Armament: 12 5-inch guns, 44 40mm guns, 59 20mm guns