Essex-class Aircraft Carrier
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Aircraft carried | 90–100 |
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Cost | : US$68–78 million (1942), ~US$1 billion (2011); |
Built | 1941–1950 |
Complement | enlisted |
Speed | 32. 7 knots (37 mph 60. 6 km/h) |
Planned | 32 |
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ID | 2209001 |
About Essex-class Aircraft Carrier
The Essex class was a line of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy that constituted the 20th century's most numerous class of capital ships. The class consisted of 24 vessels, which came in "short-hull" and "long-hull" versions.