Ticonderoga (carrier)-class

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	To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions. For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion. A variation on the Essex-class built in World War II, the United States Navy's Ticonderoga-class or "long-hull Essex" aircraft carriers were 27,100 ton ships capable of carrying 80 or more aircraft. As built, they had straight decks, although the first angled deck in the fleet was installed when the USS Antietam (CV-36), was overhauled. Characteristics USS Ticonderoga (CV-14); later ships may vary slightly Dimensions, 888' x 93' x 28' 7" Displacement: 27,100 tons Armament 12 x 5"-38 caliber gun 32 x 40mm 46 x 20mm Aircraft: 80+ Armor 4" Belt 2 1/2" Hangar deck 1 1/2" Deck 1 1/2" Conning tower Machinery, 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed, 33 Knots Crew 3448 After modernization, including an angled deck, the attack and antisubmarine carriers had the characteristics: Displacement: 43,060 tons (full load) Dimensions: 894' 6" (length overall); 103' (hull); 166' 10" (over flight deck and projections) Powerplant: 150,000 horsepower, steam turbines, four propellers, 30.7 knot maximum speed Catapult: steam Aircraft as Attack Carrier: Approximately 70 aircraft, including five squadrons of fighters and attack planes, and small detachments of heavy attack, airborne early warning and reconnaissance planes; as Anti-submarine Support Carrier: Approximately 50 aircraft, including two squadrons of S2F fixed-wing aircraft, one squadron of helicopters and small detachments of airborne early warning and (in the 1960s) fighters. Gun Armament: eight 5"/38 guns in single mountings plus a few twin 3"/50 gun mounts. From the mid-1950s onward, gun armament was steadily reduced to compensate for growing weights of topside equipment and embarked aircraft. References