02 - Warship Photos
Aircraft Carriers - USA
The "Essex" Class
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325-Box04-04L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
The "Essex" class of aircraft carrier - 24 pcs. - were the backbone of the U.S. navy - together with the "Midway" class during WW 2.
Displacement: 27500 - 34000 tons
Length: 249,9- to 270 m (Due to different versions)
Beam : 28,3 m - 45 m max
Draft : 7- 8,4 m
HP. : 150000 33 knots
Aircraft; 90 - 100
325-Box04-03L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
325-Box04-05L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
325-Box04-06L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
325-Box04-07L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
325-Box04-08L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo-and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
The planes on above photo are "Skyhawks" - and besides them you can - on other photos see "Crusaders" - the last gunfighters of the navy - - -
325-Box04-09L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
349-Box04-28L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
350-Box04-29L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
351-Box04-30L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
352-Box04-31L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
353-Box04-32L - USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. - photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 - Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy - Photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 - Essex Class, Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. Photographed in Manila Bay, 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
USS "Hancock" - CVA 19 Essex Class Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. Photographed in Manila Bay, Philippines 1975 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
1978-09-050 - USS "Lexington" - CVA 16 Essex Class Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. Photographed in New Orleans, 1978 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
1978-09-051 - USS "Lexington" - CVA 16 Essex Class Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. Photographed in New Orleans, 1978 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
1978-09-053 USS - "Lexington" - CVA 16 Essex Class Attack Aircraft Carrier, US Navy. Photographed in New Orleans, 1978 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen ©)
USS "Lexington" later became a museum ship in Corpus Christy - Texas - where I visited her 2 times - and - of course - took tons of pictures!
Later on I will dig those photos out from my archaelogical layers and display them here - - -
Another "Essex" class aircraft carrier - the USS "Intrepid" - I visited in New York where she is displayed as museum ship. Also there - of course I took tons of photos , but you will have to wait for those as well - - -