Keel Laid: October 27, 1943
           Launched: March 20, 1945
           Commissioned: September 10, 1945
           Decommissioned: April 11, 1992

           Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, VA.
           Propulsion system: 12 boilers
           Length, overall: 997,4 feet (304 meters)
           Flight Deck Width: 237,9 feet (72.5 meters)
           Beam: 121 feet (36.9 meters)
           Draft: 38,1 feet (11.8 meters)
           Displacement: approx. 64,000 tons full load
           Speed: 30+ knots
           Planes: 1945: 80-145 planes (highest number never embarked), 
                        later: approx. 65 planes
           Crew: Ship: 2,533 Air Wing: 2,240
           Armament: 
            - two Mk 25 Sea Sparrow launchers 
            - two Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS