Pacific ships

USN · CV

Afloat

Essex-class carrier, CV-15. She was with the fast carriers off Okinawa. Mitscher's flag came to her on 15 May 1945. She was not sunk.

ClassEssex class
TypeAircraft carrier (CV)
HullCV-15
FateAfloat. Not sunk. Survived the war.
Armament (class)Fleet carrier. Flight deck, with the island set aft of amidships.
Command

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15) in the Chesapeake Bay area during her shakedown period, 12 November 1944. She is wearing camouflage Measure 32 Design 17a. Photographed from USS Charger (CVE-30). Public domain.

A carrier making smoke during an air attack on 23 April 1945. The Navy titles this reel as action aboard Randolph. National Archives NPC-11745. Public domain.

Command

Okinawa

1945-04-01 · Mitscher's flag from 15 May; not sunk