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The Essex class is a retired class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy.The 20th century's most numerous class of capital ship, the class consisted of 24 vessels, which came in "short-hull" and "long-hull" versions.
On November 14, 1910, pilot Eugene Burton Ely took off in a Curtiss plane from the bow of Birmingham and later landed a Curtiss Model D on Pennsylvania on January 18, 1911. In fiscal year (FY) 1920, Congress approved a conversion of collier Jupiter into a ship designed for launching and recovering of airplanes at sea—the first aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.
The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the U.S. Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922. The Langley was a converted Proteus-class collier, originally commissioned as USS Jupiter (AC-3). [1]
Pages in category "Essex-class aircraft carriers" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
USS Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9) was an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the 24-ship Essex class built for the United States Navy during World War II.She was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name.
Class: Essex-class Date commissioned: May 8, 1944 Ticonderoga was an Essex-class aircraft carrier commissioned in May 1944, serving in the war and earning five battle stars.
Flugzeugträger B: Graf Zeppelin class carrier cancelled partly constructed in 1939. Flugzeugträger C: Planned Graf Zeppelin class carrier cancelled in 1938. [5] Flugzeugträger D: Planned Graf Zeppelin class carrier cancelled in 1938. [5] Seydlitz: conversion of part-built Admiral Hipper-class cruiser. Work stopped in 1943 and not resumed.
USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) was the 14th of the 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.She was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, the first one being named for John Paul Jones's famous Revolutionary War frigate by the same name.