USS Coral Sea (CV-43)

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USS Coral Sea (CV-43) was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served extensively during the Cold War, including in the Vietnam War, as part of the Midway-class of large post–World War II carriers.

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instanceOf Midway-class aircraft carrier
aircraft carrier
airWingCarried Carrier Air Wing 14
Carrier Air Wing 15
armament carrier-based aircraft
awarded Battle Efficiency Award
Navy Unit Commendation
builder Newport News Shipbuilding
commissionedOn 1947-10-01
conflict Korean War
Vietnam War
country United States
crewComplement around 4500
decommissionedOn 1990-04-26
displacement about 45000 tons standard
about 63000 tons full load
era Cold War
feature angled flight deck
hurricane bow
steam catapults
homeport Naval Air Station Alameda
Naval Station Norfolk
hullNumber CV-43
laidDownOn 1944-07-10
launchedOn 1947-04-02
length about 295 meters
maximumSpeed about 33 knots
modernization SCB-110A
linked to: SCB-27
namedAfter Battle of the Coral Sea
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea
nickname Ageless Warrior
notableAircraftOperated A-4 Skyhawk
A-6 Intruder
F-4 Phantom II
F/A-18 Hornet
operator United States Navy
partOf Midway class
placeBuilt Newport News, Virginia
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
reclassifiedAs CV-43
CVA-43
CVB-43
scrappedIn 1993
serviceEntryEra post–World War II
sisterShip USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42)
USS Midway (CV-41)
status scrapped
tookPartIn Operation Frequent Wind
linked to: Fall of Saigon

U.S. operations in the Gulf of Sidra

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Midway-class aircraft carrier shipInClass USS Coral Sea (CV-43)