USN · CVL
San Jacinto
Photos and infoIndependence-class light carrier, CVL-30. She was with the fast carriers off Okinawa and was not sunk.
| Class | Independence class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light carrier (CVL) |
| Hull | CVL-30 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk. Survived the war. |
| Armament (class) | Light carrier converted from a cruiser hull. Flight deck and an island. |
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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 light aircraft carrier USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) underway off the U.S. East Coast (position 36 55'N, 75 07'W) on 23 January 1944, with a North American SNJ Texan training plane parked on her flight deck. Note the destroyer steaming astern of the carrier. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · with the fast carriers; not sunk
