Keel Laid: August 19, 1944
           Launched: September 5, 1945
           Commissioned: May 11, 1946
           Decommissioned: December 28, 1958

           Builder: Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass.
           Propulsion system: 8 boilers; 4 Westinghouse geared 
            steam turbines; 150,000 shp 
           Length, overall: 888,5 feet (270.8 meters)
           Flight Deck Width: 129,9 feet (39.6 meters)
           Beam: 101 feet (30.8 meters)
           Draft: 30,8 feet (9.4 meters)
           Displacement: approx. 38,500 tons full load
           Speed: 33 knots
           Planes: 80-100  
           Crew: approx. 3448 as CVS 1000 
           Armament: 1958: 12 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns