CV-9 Essex (SCB-27A) Class
mod. CV-9 Essex Class
CV-34 Oriskany
| Name | FY | Laid Down | Launched | Com. | Decom. | Stricken | Yard | |||
| CV | 9 | Essex | 1940 | 28.04.1941 | 31.07.1942 | 31.12.1942 15.01.1951 |
09.01.1947 30.06.1969 |
15.06.1975 | NN | |
| CV | 10 | Yorktown (ex Bon Homme Richard) | 1940 | 01.12.1941 | 21.01.1943 | 15.04.1943 xx.02.1953 |
09.01.1947 30.06.1970 |
01.06.1973 | NN | |
| CV | 12 | Hornet (ex Kearsarge) | 1940 | 03.08.1942 | 30.08.1943 | 29.11.1943 20.03.1951 |
05.01.1947 26.01.1970 |
25.07.1989 | NN | |
| CV | 15 | Randolph | 1940 | 10.05.1943 | 29.06.1944 | 09.10.1944 01.07.1953 |
25.02.1948 13.02.1969 |
15.06.1973 | NN | |
| CV | 18 | Wasp (ex Oriskany) | 1940 | 18.03.1942 | 17.08.1943 | 24.11.1943 10.09.1951 |
17.02.1947 01.07.1972 |
01.07.1972 | BeQ | |
| CV | 20 | Bennington | 1941 | 15.02.1942 | 26.02.1944 | 06.08.1944 13.11.1952 |
08.11.1946 04.01.1970 |
31.01.1976 | NYNYd | |
| CV | 33 | Kearsarge | 1942 | 01.03.1944 | 05.05.1945 | 02.03.1946 15.02.1952 |
16.05.1946 13.02.1970 |
01.05.1973 | NYNYd | |
| CV | 34 | Oriskany | 1942 | 01.05.1944 | 13.10.1945 | 25.09.1950 | 15.05.1976 | 25.09.1989 | NYNYd | |
| CV | 39 | Lake Champlain | 1942 | 15.03.1943 | 02.11.1944 | 03.06.1945 19.09.1952 |
17.02.1947 02.05.1966 |
01.12.1969 | NoNYd | |
Evolution of the Essex Class Aircraft Carriers:
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