Keel Laid: January 15, 1943
           Launched: February 24, 1944
           Commissioned: September 15, 1944
           Decommissioned: July 30, 1971

           Builder: Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, VA.
           Propulsion system: 8 boilers; 4 Westinghouse geared 
            steam turbines; 150,000 shp 
           Length, overall: 894,4 feet (272.6 meters)
           Flight Deck Width: 192,9 feet (58.5 meters)
           Beam: 101 feet (30.8 meters)
           Draft: 30,8 feet (9.4 meters)
           Displacement: approx. 44,700 tons full load
           Speed: 33 knots
           Planes: 80-100  
           Crew: approx. 3448 
           Armament: 1969: 4 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns