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*Dimensions, 888' x 93' x 28' 7" | *Dimensions, 888' x 93' x 28' 7" | ||
*Displacement: 27,100 tons | |||
*Armament | *Armament | ||
**12 x [[5"-38 caliber]] | **12 x [[5"-38 caliber gun]] | ||
**32 x 40mm | **32 x 40mm | ||
**46 x 20mm | **46 x 20mm | ||
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*Armor | *Armor | ||
**4" Belt | **4" Belt | ||
**2 1/2" | **2 1/2" Hangar deck | ||
**1 1/2" Deck | **1 1/2" Deck | ||
**1 1/2" Conning | **1 1/2" Conning tower | ||
*Machinery, 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws | *Machinery, 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws | ||
*Speed, 33 Knots | *Speed, 33 Knots | ||
*Crew 3448 | *Crew 3448 | ||
After modernization, the attack and antisubmarine carriers had the characteristics:<ref>{{citation | After modernization, including an angled deck, the attack and antisubmarine carriers had the characteristics:<ref>{{citation | ||
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| title = SCB-125 modernization of Essex/Ticonderoga class aircraft carriers, (CVA/CVS 9-12, 14-16, 18-20, 31, 33-34, & 38) (work completed between 1955 and 1959) | | title = SCB-125 modernization of Essex/Ticonderoga class aircraft carriers, (CVA/CVS 9-12, 14-16, 18-20, 31, 33-34, & 38) (work completed between 1955 and 1959) | ||
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**as Attack Carrier: Approximately 70 aircraft, including five squadrons of fighters and attack planes, and small detachments of heavy attack, airborne early warning and reconnaissance planes; | **as Attack Carrier: Approximately 70 aircraft, including five squadrons of fighters and attack planes, and small detachments of heavy attack, airborne early warning and reconnaissance planes; | ||
*as Anti-submarine Support Carrier | *as Anti-submarine Support Carrier: Approximately 50 aircraft, including two squadrons of S2F fixed-wing aircraft, one squadron of helicopters and small detachments of airborne early warning and (in the 1960s) fighters. | ||
:Gun Armament: eight 5"/38 guns in single mountings plus a few twin 3"/50 gun mounts. From the mid-1950s onward, gun armament was steadily reduced to compensate for growing weights of topside equipment and embarked aircraft. | :Gun Armament: eight 5"/38 guns in single mountings plus a few twin 3"/50 gun mounts. From the mid-1950s onward, gun armament was steadily reduced to compensate for growing weights of topside equipment and embarked aircraft. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 18:00, 25 August 2010
A variation on the Essex-class built in World War II, the U.S. Navy's Ticonderoga-class or "long-hull Essex" aircraft carriers were 27,100 ton ships capable of carrying 80 or more aircraft. As built, they had straight decks, although the first angled deck in the fleet was installed when the USS Antietam (CV-36), was overhauled.
Characteristics
USS Ticonderoga (CV-14); later ships may vary slightly[1]
- Dimensions, 888' x 93' x 28' 7"
- Displacement: 27,100 tons
- Armament
- 12 x 5"-38 caliber gun
- 32 x 40mm
- 46 x 20mm
- Aircraft: 80+
- Armor
- 4" Belt
- 2 1/2" Hangar deck
- 1 1/2" Deck
- 1 1/2" Conning tower
- Machinery, 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws
- Speed, 33 Knots
- Crew 3448
After modernization, including an angled deck, the attack and antisubmarine carriers had the characteristics:[2]
- Displacement: 43,060 tons (full load)
- Dimensions: 894' 6" (length overall); 103' (hull); 166' 10" (over flight deck and projections)
- Powerplant: 150,000 horsepower, steam turbines, four propellers, 30.7 knot maximum speed
- Catapult: steam
- Aircraft
- as Attack Carrier: Approximately 70 aircraft, including five squadrons of fighters and attack planes, and small detachments of heavy attack, airborne early warning and reconnaissance planes;
- as Anti-submarine Support Carrier: Approximately 50 aircraft, including two squadrons of S2F fixed-wing aircraft, one squadron of helicopters and small detachments of airborne early warning and (in the 1960s) fighters.
- Gun Armament: eight 5"/38 guns in single mountings plus a few twin 3"/50 gun mounts. From the mid-1950s onward, gun armament was steadily reduced to compensate for growing weights of topside equipment and embarked aircraft.
References
- ↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, vol. Volume VII, 1981, at 182-187
- ↑ SCB-125 modernization of Essex/Ticonderoga class aircraft carriers, (CVA/CVS 9-12, 14-16, 18-20, 31, 33-34, & 38) (work completed between 1955 and 1959), U.S. Naval Historical Center