Ships in Class
| Hull no. | Ship | Yard | Ordered | Keel laid | Launched | Commission | Rebuild(s) | Re-designations | Decomm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV-9 | Essex | NNSD | 01940-02-01Feb 1940 | 01941-04-01Apr 1941 | 01942-07-01Jul 1942 | 01942-12-01Dec 1942 Jan 1951 |
SCB-27A, 1951 SCB-125, 1956 SCB-144, 1962 |
CVA-9, 1952 CVS-9, 1960 |
Jan 1947 01969-06-01Jun 1969 |
Scrapped (Jun 1975) |
| CV-10 | Yorktown (ex-Bon Homme Richard) |
NNSD | 01940-05-01May 1940 | 01941-12-01Dec 1941 | 01943-01-01Jan 1943 | 01943-04-01Apr 1943 Jan 1953 |
SCB-27A, 1953 SCB-125, 1955 SCB-144, 1966 |
CVA-10, 1953 CVS-10, 1957 |
Jan 1947 01970-06-01Jun 1970 |
Museum at Charleston, SC (1975) |
| CV-11 | Intrepid | NNSD | 01940-05-01May 1940 | 01941-12-01Dec 1941 | 01943-04-01Apr 1943 | 01943-08-01Aug 1943 Feb 1952 Oct 1954 |
SCB-27C, 1954 SCB-125, 1957 SCB-144, 1965 |
CVA-11, 1952 CVS-11, 1961 |
Mar 1947 Apr 1952 01974-03-01Mar 1974 |
Museum at New York City (1982) |
| CV-12 | Hornet (ex-Kearsarge) |
NNSD | 01940-09-01Sep 1940 | 01942-08-01Aug 1942 | 01943-08-01Aug 1943 | 01943-11-01Nov 1943 Mar 1951 Sep 1953 |
SCB-27A, 1953 SCB-125, 1956 SCB-144, 1965 |
CVA-12, 1953 CVS-12,1958 |
Jan 1947 May 1951 01970-06-01Jun 1970 |
Museum at Alameda, CA (1998) |
| CV-13 | Franklin | NNSD | 01940-09-01Sep 1940 | 01942-12-01Dec 1942 | 01943-10-01Oct 1943 | 01944-01-01Jan 1944 | 01947-02-01Feb 1947 | Scrapped (Aug 1966) | ||
| CV-14 | Ticonderoga* (ex-Hancock) |
NNSD | 01940-09-01Sep 1940 | 01943-02-01Feb 1943 | 01944-02-01Feb 1944 | 01944-05-01May 1944 Oct 1954 |
SCB-27C, 1954 SCB-125, 1957 |
CVA-14, 1954 CVS-14, 1969 |
Jan 1947 01973-09-01Sep 1973 |
Scrapped (Sep 1975) |
| CV-15 | Randolph* | NNSD | 01940-09-01Sep 1940 | 01943-05-01May 1943 | 01944-06-01Jun 1944 | 01944-10-01Oct 1944 Jul 1953 |
SCB-27A, 1953 SCB-125, 1956 SCB-144, 1961 |
CVA-15, 1953 CVS-15, 1959 |
Feb 1948 01969-02-01Feb 1969 |
Scrapped (May 1975) |
| CV-16 | Lexington (ex-Cabot) |
FRSY | 01940-09-01Sep 1940 | 01941-07-01Jul 1941 | 01942-09-01Sep 1942 | 01943-02-01Feb 1943 Aug 1955 |
SCB-27C/125, 1955 | CVA-16,1955 CVS-16, 1962 CVT-16, 1969 AVT-16, 1978 |
Apr 1947 01991-11-01Nov 1991 |
Museum at Corpus Christi, TX (1992) |
| CV-17 | Bunker Hill | FRSY | 01940-09-01Sep 1940 | 01941-09-01Sep 1941 | 01942-12-01Dec 1942 | 01943-05-01May 1943 | 01947-01-01Jan 1947 | Scrapped (May 1973) | ||
| CV-18 | Wasp (ex-Oriskany) |
FRSY | 01940-09-01Sep 1940 | 01942-03-01Mar 1942 | 01943-08-01Aug 1943 | 01943-11-01Nov 1943 Sep 1951 |
SCB-27A, 1951 SCB-125, 1955 SCB-144, 1964 |
CVA-18, 1952 CVS-18, 1956 |
Feb 1947 01972-07-01Jul 1972 |
Scrapped (May 1973) |
| CV-19 | Hancock* (ex-Ticonderoga) |
FRSY | 01940-09-01Sep 1940 | 01943-01-01Jan 1943 | 01944-01-01Jan 1944 | 01944-04-01 April 1944 Feb 1954 Nov 1956 |
SCB-27C, 1954 SCB-125, 1956 |
CVA-19, 1952 CV-19, 1975 |
May 1947 Apr 1956 01976-01-01Jan 1976 |
Scrapped (Sep 1976) |
| CV-20 | Bennington | BNY | 01941-12-01Dec 1941 | 01942-12-01Dec 1942 | 01944-02-01 Feb 1944 | 01944-08-01Aug 1944 Nov 1952 |
SCB-27A, 1952 SCB-125, 1955 SCB-144, 1963 |
CVA-20, 1952 CVS-20, 1959 |
Nov 1946 01970-01-01Jan 1970 |
Scrapped (Jan 1994) |
| CV-21 | Boxer* | NNSD | 01941-12-01Dec 1941 | 01943-09-01Sep 1943 | 01944-12-01Dec 1944 | 01945-04-01Apr 1945 | Amphib | CVA-21, 1952 CVS-21, 1956 LPH-4, 1959 |
01969-12-01Dec 1969 | Scrapped (Feb 1971) |
| CV-31 | Bon Homme Richard | BNY | 01942-08-01Aug 1942 | 01943-02-01Feb 1943 | 01944-04-01 Apr 1944 | 01944-11-01Nov 1944 Jan 1951 Sep 1955 |
SCB-27C/125, 1955 | CVA-31, 1952 | Jan 1947 May 1953 01971-07-01Jul 1971 |
Scrapped (Mar 1992) |
| CV-32 | Leyte* (ex-Crown Point) |
NNSD | 01942-08-01Aug 1942 | 01944-02-01Feb 1944 | 01945-08-01Aug 1945 | 01946-04-01Apr 1946 | CVA-32, 1952 CVS-32, 1953 |
01959-05-01May 1959 | Scrapped (Mar 1970) | |
| CV-33 | Kearsarge* | BNY | 01942-08-01Aug 1942 | 01944-03-01Mar 1944 | 01945-05-01May 1945 | 01946-03-01Mar 1946 Feb 1952 |
SCB-27A, 1952 SCB-125, 1957 SCB-144, 1962 |
CVA-33, 1952 CVS-33, 1958 |
Jun 1950 01970-02-01Feb 1970 |
Scrapped (Feb 1974) |
| CV-34 | Oriskany** | BNY | 01942-08-01Aug 1942 | 01944-05-01 May 1944 | 01945-10-01Oct 1945 | 01950-09-01Sep 1950 Mar 1959 |
SCB-27, 1950 SCB-125A, 1959 |
CVA-34, 1952 CV-34, 1975 |
Jan 1957 01976-09-01Sep 1976 |
Scuttled as an artificial reef in Gulf of Mexico (May 2006) |
| CV-35 | Reprisal*** | BNY | 01942-08-01Aug 1942 | 01944-07-01July 1944 | 01946-01-011946 | Scrapped (Nov 1949) | ||||
| CV-36 | Antietam* | PNY | 01942-08-01Aug 1942 | 01943-03-01 Mar 1943 | 01944-08-01Aug 1944 | 01945-01-01Jan 1945 Jan 1951 |
Experimental angled deck, 1952 | CVA-36, 1952 CVS-36, 1953 |
1949 01963-05-01May 1963 |
Scrapped (Feb 1974) |
| CV-37 | Princeton* (ex-Valley Forge) |
PNY | 01942-08-01Aug 1942 | 01943-09-01Sep 1943 | 01945-07-01Jul 1945 | 01945-11-01Nov 1945 Aug 1950 |
Amphib | CVA-37, 1952 CVS-37, 1954 LPH-5, 1959 |
Jun 1949 01970-01-01Jan 1970 |
Scrapped (May 1971) |
| CV-38 | Shangri-La* | NNY | 01942-08-01Aug 1942 | 01943-01-01Jan 1943 | 01944-02-01Feb 1944 | 01944-09-01Sep 1944 May 1951 |
SCB-27C/125, 1955 | CVA-38, 1952 CVS-38, 1969 |
Nov 1947 01971-07-01Jul 1971 |
Scrapped (Aug 1988) |
| CV-39 | Lake Champlain* | NNY | 01942-08-01Aug 1942 | 01943-03-01 Mar 1943 | 01944-11-01Nov 1944 | 01945-06-01Jun 1945 Sep 1952 |
SCB-27A, 1952 | CVA-39, 1952 CVS-39, 1957 |
Feb 1947 01966-05-01May 1966 |
Scrapped (Apr 1972) |
| CV-40 | Tarawa* | NNY | 01942-08-01Aug 1942 | 01944-03-01Mar 1944 | 01945-05-01 May 1945 | 01945-11-01Nov 1945 Feb 1951 |
CVA-40, 1952 CVS-40, 1955 |
Jun 1949 01960-05-01May 1960 |
Scrapped (Oct 1968) | |
| CV-45 | Valley Forge* | PNY | 01943-06-01Jun 1943 | 01944-09-01Sep 1944 | 01945-11-01Nov 1945 | 01946-11-01Nov 1946 | Amphib | CVA-45, 1952 CVS-45, 1953 LPH-8, 1961 |
01970-01-01Jan 1970 | Scrapped (Oct 1971) |
| CV-46 | Iwo Jima*** | NNSD | 01943-06-01Jun 1943 | 01945-01-01Jan 1945 | Broken up on the stocks | |||||
| CV-47 | Philippine Sea* | FRSY | 01943-06-01Jun 1943 | 01944-08-01Aug 1944 | 01945-09-01Sep 1945 | 01946-05-01May 1946 | CVA-47, 1952 CVS-47, 1955 |
01958-12-01Dec 1958 | Scrapped (Mar 1971) |
*Long-bow units **Completed to modified design ***Never completed
Hull numbers 22–30 in the aircraft carrier sequence were assigned to the Independence-class light carriers (CVL); hull numbers 41–44 were assigned to the large carriers (CVB) of the Midway class.
Reprisal, laid down in July 1944 at the New York Navy Yard and launched in 1945, had her construction cancelled due to an accident on 12 August 1945 when the ship was about half complete. She was scrapped incomplete after tests. Iwo Jima (CV-46) was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding yards in January 1945 but cancelled in August 1945 and broken up on the slipway.
Six fiscal-year 1945 ships, none of which received names, were assigned to Bethlehem Steel Company (CV-50), New York Navy Yard (CVs 51 & 52), Philadelphia Navy Yard (CV-53) and Norfolk Navy Yard (CVs 54 and 55). Their construction was canceled in March 1945.
Oriskany (CV-34) was ordered and laid down as an Essex-class vessel, was completed in 1950 to the much modified SCB-27A design, and from commissioning until her reconstruction 1957–59 was listed as the lead ship of the separate Oriskany class.
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