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What was the largest American aircraft carrier during world war 2?
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The USS Midway (CV 41) just missed the war. The Midway was commissioned September 10, 1945, a week and a half after the Japanese signed the surrender documents. She displaced 45,000 tons as built. She was a straight deck carrier, like all WWII carriers, but was extensively rebuilt in later years and displaced 74,000 tons when she was decommissioned in 1992.
The backbone of US carrier strength was the Essex Class carriers. Twenty-four of these "fleet carriers" were built, beginning with USS Essex (CV 9). They were an improved design of the Yorktown Class (Yorktown, Enterprise, Wasp and Hornet). There were short hull and long hull versions. They displaced about 27,600 tons, 36,380 fully loaded and with fuel tanks full. They were 872 feet long, 93 feet wide, and drew 23 feet of water. Many of the Essex Class ships were also rebuilt with angled flight decks and catapults for jet operation, and served through Vietnam into the 70s.
The only carrier the Japanese completed during the entire war, the Taiho, was slightly larger than the Essex Class. She was sunk on her first patrol by a single torpedo from a US submarine.
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What happend to Japaneses aircraft carrier Musashi?
It sank at 7:25 PM on 24 October 1944. It was sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, by American carrier aircraft (dive bombers and torpedo planes), being hit with a total of 17 bombs and 19 torpedoes.AnswerNote: The Musashi was a battleship (not an aircraft carrier), the sister ship of the Yamato. See: http://www.periheliondesign.com/downloads/yamatomusashi.pdf
How much did it cost to make an aircraft carrier during world war 2?
1million
When was the last aircraft carrier sunk in battle?
1. Histories first clash of carriers was the battle of the Coral Sea 2. Histories most decisive carrier clash was the battle of Midway 3. Last battle involving carrier fleets was battle of Leyte Gulf 4. Last USN aircraft carrier sunk in WWII was USS Bismarck Sea 5. Last naval battle involving an aircraft carrier was during the Falklands Island war in 1982
Aircraft carrier Hornet fought where?
The USS Hornet was sunk during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
What is the maximum tempo or rate of landings and take offs on an aircraft carrier?
The maximum rate of take offs and landings (tempo) on an aircraft carrier is 2 takeoffs and one landing every 37 seconds during the daylight and one takeoff and landing every minute during nighttime.
What was largest aircraft carrier during world war 2?
The Essex class of the US Navy were the largest carriers in WW2.
What is the last to be sunk?
The aircraft carrier USS Bismarck Sea was the last US aircraft carrier sunk in WWII (during the battle for Iwo Jima).
What happend to Japaneses aircraft carrier Musashi?
It sank at 7:25 PM on 24 October 1944. It was sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, by American carrier aircraft (dive bombers and torpedo planes), being hit with a total of 17 bombs and 19 torpedoes.AnswerNote: The Musashi was a battleship (not an aircraft carrier), the sister ship of the Yamato. See: http://www.periheliondesign.com/downloads/yamatomusashi.pdf
How much did it cost to make an aircraft carrier during world war 2?
1million
When was the last aircraft carrier sunk in battle?
1. Histories first clash of carriers was the battle of the Coral Sea 2. Histories most decisive carrier clash was the battle of Midway 3. Last battle involving carrier fleets was battle of Leyte Gulf 4. Last USN aircraft carrier sunk in WWII was USS Bismarck Sea 5. Last naval battle involving an aircraft carrier was during the Falklands Island war in 1982
What is a ball carrier?
A ball carrier is a person who carries an American football during a game.
Aircraft carrier Hornet fought where?
The USS Hornet was sunk during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
What is the maximum tempo or rate of landings and take offs on an aircraft carrier?
The maximum rate of take offs and landings (tempo) on an aircraft carrier is 2 takeoffs and one landing every 37 seconds during the daylight and one takeoff and landing every minute during nighttime.
Is independence of the seas larger than an aircraft carrier?
USS Independence was a Light Carrier, one of nine built during WWII. She was sunk as a target off California.
How many classes of American aircraft carriers were there?
During WW2, there were many classes. The primary early classes were the YORKTOWN class, containing the USS Enterprise, USS Yorktown, and the USS Hornet. The Saratoga and Lexington were the only two carriers of their class, and they were the largest US carriers of the war, until the ESSEX class came on line. Then there were the Light Carriers classes, and the Escort Carrier classes. Totally more than 50 aircraft carriers during WW2.
The US aircraft carrier Hornet was sunk during which battle in world war 2?
Battle of Santa Cruz Islands.
How many sank at the Battle of Midway?
The United States lost one aircraft carrier and one destroyer during the battle. The Japanese lost four aircraft carriers and one heavy cruiser.
