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USS Essex

1942 Essex-class aircraft carrier
Vehicle aircraft_carrier Q562674
USS Essex
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Summary

USS Essex is an aircraft carrier[1].

Key Facts

  • Award received: Presidential Unit Citation[2], Navy Unit Commendation[3], Meritorious Unit Commendation[4], Navy Expeditionary Medal[5], China Service Medal[6], American Campaign Medal[7], Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal[8], World War II Victory Medal[9], Navy Occupation Service Medal[10], National Defense Service Medal[11], Korean Service Medal[12], Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal[13], Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation[14], Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation[15]
  • Operator: United States Navy[16]
  • Named after: Essex[17]
  • Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[18]
  • Vessel class: Essex-class (SCB-27A) aircraft carrier[19], Essex-class (SCB-125) aircraft carrier[20], Essex-class aircraft carrier[21]
  • Country of origin: United States[22]
  • Powered by: steam boiler[23], steam turbine[24], drive shaft[25]
  • Armament: 5"/38 caliber single gun mount[26], 5"/38 caliber twin gun mount[27], 3"/50 caliber twin gun mount[28], 40 mm/56 caliber quad gun mount[29], 20 mm/70 caliber single gun mount[30]
  • Has part(s): belt armor[31], aircraft elevator[32], H-2[33], H-8[34]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[35]
  • Cause of destruction: ship breaking[36]
  • Significant event: purchase order[37], keel laying[38], ship launching[39], ship commissioning[40], ship decommissioning[41], ship recommissioning[42], striking[43]
  • Pennant number: CVS-9[44]
  • Location of creation: Newport News[45]
  • Maximum capacity: 2600[46], 2900[47], 2300[48], 90 aircraft[49], 70 aircraft[50]
  • Described by source: NavSource Naval History[51], Drachinifel[52], uboat.net[53]
  • Short name: Essex[54]
  • Different from: USS Essex[55]
  • Length: 872 feet[56], 898.1 feet[57], 890 feet[58]
  • Width: 147.5 feet[59], 151.9 feet[60], 196 feet[61]
  • Speed: 32.7 knot[62], 31.7 knot[63], 32 knot[64]
  • Mass: 27,100 ton[65], 36,380 ton[66]

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Essex include Essex-class aircraft carrier[67], a ship class[68], founded in 1942[69] and Essex-class (SCB-125) aircraft carrier[70], a ship class[71], founded in 1955[72].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include Essex-class aircraft carrier[67], a ship class[68], founded in 1942[69] and Essex-class (SCB-125) aircraft carrier[70], a ship class[71], founded in 1955[72].

FAQs

What awards did USS Essex receive?

Honors received include Presidential Unit Citation[2], Navy Unit Commendation[3], Meritorious Unit Commendation[4], and Navy Expeditionary Medal[5].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

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  1. 24w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Conflict → —
    Armament → 5"/38 caliber single gun mount, 5"/38 caliber single gun mount, 5"/38 caliber single gun mount +5
    Country of origin → United States
    Width → {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+147.5'}, {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+151.9'}, {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+196'}
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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