Essex-class

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:EA-6B_Prowler
gptkb:C-2_Greyhound
gptkb:E-2_Hawkeye
gptkb:F4U_Corsair
gptkb:F-8_Crusader
gptkb:F6F_Hellcat
gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk
F-4 Phantom II
A-1 Skyraider
S-3 Viking
gptkbp:armament 40 mm Bofors guns
20 mm Oerlikon cannons
8 × 5 in guns
gptkbp:beam 93 feet
gptkbp:crewSize 3,000 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1970s
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Bureau_of_Ships
gptkbp:displacement 27,100 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstPublished 1942
1955
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity 90 aircraft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Essex-class
gptkbp:length 872 feet
gptkbp:notable_alumni USS Franklin (CV-13)
USS Intrepid (CV-11)
USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)
USS Essex (CV-9)
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
USS Hornet (CV-12)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 24
gptkbp:powers 150,000 shp
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 15,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Midway-class
gptkbp:role fleet carrier
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gerald_R._Ford-class
Nimitz-class