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Essex-class aircraft carrier

1942 class of American aircraft carriers
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Essex-class aircraft carrier
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Summary

Essex-class aircraft carrier is a ship class[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of ship class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,806 views/month, #17 of 1,757).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Named after: USS Essex[4]
  • Follows: Yorktown-class aircraft carrier[5]
  • Followed by: Midway-class aircraft carrier[6], Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship[7]
  • Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[8]
  • Subclass of: aircraft carrier[9]
  • Commons category: Essex class aircraft carriers[10]
  • Country of origin: United States[11]
  • Has part(s): USS Yorktown[12], USS Wasp[13]
  • Inception: July 31, 1942[14]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Essex-class aircraft carriers[16]
  • Total produced: 24[17]
  • Topic has template: Template:Essex class aircraft carrier[18]
  • Native label: Essex-class aircraft carrier[19]
  • Short name: Essex[20]
  • Speed: 32.7 knot[21]
  • Mass: 27,100 tonne[22]

Why It Matters

Essex-class aircraft carrier has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . La guerra naval en el Pacífico (1941-1945). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . La guerra naval en el Pacífico (1941-1945). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total produced → {'amount': '+24'}
    Instance of → —
    Named after → USS Essex
    Aliases → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Q139830027"
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