USN · CV
AfloatEssex-class carrier, CV-14. She joined the fast carriers on 24 May 1945. Her planes struck in support of Okinawa in June. She was not sunk.
| Class | Essex class |
|---|---|
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
| Hull | CV-14 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk. Survived the war. |
| Armament (class) | Fleet carrier. Flight deck, with the island set aft of amidships. |
| Command |
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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 aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) underway on 14 July 1944. Public domain.
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Command
Kiefer, DixieCaptain from 8 May 1944Relieved on 21 January 1945
Briner, Harmon VedderCommander in command from 21 January 1945Relieved on 28 January 1945GSShort, Giles ElzaCaptain from 28 January 1945Relieved on 7 February 1945
Sinton, WilliamCaptain from 7 February 1945Relieved on 7 May 1946
Thompson, Warren RonaldCommander in command from 7 May 1946Relieved on 4 November 1946WPPendola, William JamesLieutenant Commander in command from 4 November 1946Relieved on 27 December 1946Thompson, Warren RonaldCommander in command from 27 December 1946Relieved on 9 January 1947Okinawa
1945-04-01 · joined the fast carriers on 24 May; not sunk
Afloat
Photos and infoThe Doolittle RaidBattle of MidwayLandings on Guadalcanal and TulagiBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Rennell IslandGilbert Islands, November 1943Marshall IslandsOperation Hailstone, the raid on TrukBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle off Cape EngañoIwo JimaOkinawa
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