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USS Shangri-La

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Construction startedJanuary 15, 1943
Aircraft carriedAs built: 90–100 aircraft
Commissioned15 September 1944
Nickname(s)"Tokyo Express"
FateScrapped in 1988
Struck15 July 1982
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Date of Upd.
ID1118594
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About USS Shangri-La


USS Shangri-La was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1944, Shangri-La participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations in World War II, earning two battle stars.

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