USS Shangri-La
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Construction started | January 15, 1943 |
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Aircraft carried | As built: 90–100 aircraft |
Commissioned | 15 September 1944 |
Nickname(s) | "Tokyo Express" |
Fate | Scrapped in 1988 |
Struck | 15 July 1982 |
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ID | 1118594 |
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.