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Commissioning Plaque |
From my collection
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Courtesy of
D. Koss
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Courtesy of
Roger Oxley
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Replica on Wood
From my collection
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Plan Views Showing
Different Configurations |
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1945
Commissioning
CVB-41 |
1945
Commissioning
CVB-41 |
1945
Commissioning
CVB-41 |
1945 ~ 1992
Three-Views
CVB/CVA/CV-41 |
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CVB-41
18" X 42" Blueprint
From my collection
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1992
Decommissioning
CV-41 |
1992
Decommissioning
CV-41 |
~ At time of final decommissioning in 1992 ~
Keel laid |
27 October 1943 |
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Miles of copper conductor |
3,000 |
Commissioning |
10 September 1945 |
Miles of fire hose |
4.5 |
Propulsion |
Conventional |
Population electrical power could
serve |
1 million |
Horsepower |
200,000 shaft + |
Number of locomotives power equivalent
to |
140 |
Speed |
30+ knots (35 MPH) |
Homes fuel supply could heat in one
year |
3,000 |
Length overall |
1001' 6" |
Monthly business in ship's stores |
$1,000,000 |
Extreme width |
258' |
Monthly payroll |
$1,200,000 |
Displacement (full) |
70,000 tons |
Gallons of fresh water produced daily |
240,000 |
Height (total) |
222' 3" |
Number of ship's stores |
6 |
Area of flight deck |
4.02 acres |
Meals served daily |
13,000 |
Number of propellers |
4 |
Daily food requirements |
Weight of propellers |
22 tons each |
Bread |
1,000 loaves |
Height of propellers |
18' |
Vegetables |
5,000 lbs. |
Number of catapults |
2 |
Meat |
4,500 lbs. |
Aircraft elevators |
3 |
Dry provisions |
20,000 lbs. |
Number of telephones |
1,500+ |
Potatoes |
3,000 lbs. |
Total crew |
4,500+ |
Ship's capacity for consumable goods |
Number of boilers |
12 |
Dry provisions |
1,500,300 lbs. |
Total aircraft |
up to 80 |
Vegetables |
205,000 lbs. |
Total compartments |
over 2,000 |
Meat |
240,000 lbs. |
Total electric motors |
over 2,000 |
Dairy |
66,300 lbs. |
Miles of piping |
about 200 |
Personnel
Complement |
As Designed |
3,583 |
As Completed |
4,120 |
After Modernization |
Ship's Company |
2,828 |
Air Wing |
1,860 |
Marine Detachment |
72 |
Ship's Weapon
Systems 1945 ~ 1992 |
YEAR |
NUMBER |
SIZE & TYPE |
1945
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18 |
5" 54 caliber guns |
84 |
40mm guns |
28 |
20mm guns |
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1950 |
14 |
5" 54 caliber guns |
40 |
3" 50 caliber guns |
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1954 |
10 |
5" 54 caliber guns |
22 |
3" 50 caliber guns |
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1957 |
10 |
5" 54 caliber guns |
09 |
3" 50 caliber guns |
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1958 |
10 |
5" 54 caliber guns |
08 |
3" 50 caliber guns |
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1963 ~ 1966 |
04 |
5" 54 caliber guns |
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1970 ~ 1978 |
03 |
5" 54 caliber guns |
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1979 ~ 1984 |
02 |
Mk-25 BPDSMS & RIM-7 Sea Sparrow |
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1984 ~ 1991 |
02 |
Mk-25 BPDSMS & RIM-7 Sea Sparrow |
02 |
Mk-15 Phalanx CIWS |
REFERENCES:
Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the present; by Roger Chesneau
Combat Fleets of the World 1990-1991; by The U.S. Naval Institute
San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum
U.S. Aircraft Carriers, An illustrated Design History; by Norman Friedman
U.S.
Navy
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