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USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43), a Midway-class aircraft carrier, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea. She earned the affectionate nickname " Ageless Warrior " through her long career.
In July 1968, the pre-production F-111B Bureau Number 151974, was used for carrier trials aboard USS Coral Sea. The evaluation was completed without issue. [30] Hughes continued Phoenix missile system development with four F-111Bs. [30] In all, two F-111Bs were lost in crashes and a third seriously damaged. [18]
USS Coral Sea (CVE-57) was an escort aircraft carrier named Alikula Bay during construction, renamed Coral Sea just before launching in 1943, and then renamed to Anzio a year later. It was finally decommissioned in 1946. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) was originally christened USS Coral Sea, but was renamed nine days after being launched in ...
FROM THE ARCHIVE: The USS Coral Sea was one of the three Midway-class aircraft carriers from the United States Navy introduced in the latter part of World War II. It had a home in the Bay Area for ...
The USS Coral Sea was one of the three Midway-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, introduced in the latter part of World War II. It had a home in the Bay Area for nearly 15 years.
The cargo ship ran aground on Lampedusa Island in the Mediterranean Sea and sank. [35] USS Lewis United States Navy: The decommissioned John C. Butler-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target. Saba Netherlands: The coaster sank between the Isles of Scilly and Penzance, Cornwall after her cargo shifted.
Vietnam War: The T-333/Project 123K-class motor torpedo boat was damaged by gunfire by the heavy cruiser USS Newport News and guided-missile destroyer USS Robison and finished off by aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (all United States Navy) off Haiphong, North Vietnam. [50]
USS Coral Sea. 1 October – USS Coral Sea commissioned. [47] 7 November – USS Shangri-La decommissioned, placed in reserve. [18] 1948. January – HMS Furious sold for scrap. [14] [62] 25 February – USS Randolph decommissioned, placed in reserve. [18] 21 March – HMS Magnificent loaned to Canada and commissioned as HMCS Magnificent. [55]