USS Essex CV-9 / CVA-9 / CVS-9 |
Type: |
Aircraft Carrier |
Class: |
Essex (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Newport News, Virginia |
Hull Number: |
CV-9 CVA-9 (Oct. 1, 1952) CVS-9 (Mar. 8, 1960) |
Ordered: |
July 3, 1940 |
Commissioned: |
December 31, 1942 |
Keel Laid: |
April 28, 1941 |
Decommissioned: |
June 30, 1969 |
Launched: |
July 31, 1942 |
Stricken: |
June 1, 1973 |
Fate: |
Scrapped at Kearny, New Jersey in 1975. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Feb. 10, 2008 |