Essex-class Photographs | World War II Database

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USS Hornet (Essex-class) laying off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 19 Dec 1943 shortly after commissioning showing off her MS33/3a paint scheme. Photo 4 of 4.	Aerial view of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 31 Dec 1943. Note the carrier USS Lexington (Essex-class) in drydock in the center of the photo.	1944 plan for camouflage Measure 3, Design 6a on Essex-class fleet carriers. Of the 17 Essex-class carriers to see service during 1944-45, only 1 was painted according to this plan plus 1 with this only on one side	1944 plan for camouflage Measure 31-32-33, Design 3a on Essex-class fleet carriers. Of the 17 Essex-class carriers to see service during 1944-45, 3 were painted according to this plan plus 1 with this only on one side

1944-45 plan for camouflage Measure 33, Design 10a on Essex-class fleet carriers. Of the 17 Essex-class carriers to see service during 1944-45, 4 were painted according to this plan.	F6F Hellcat fighters of Fighting Squadron 6 warming up aboard USS Intrepid, 1944, photo 1 of 2	F6F Hellcat fighters of Fighting Squadron 6 warming up aboard USS Intrepid, 1944, photo 2 of 2	F6F Hellcat of VF-16 launches from the carrier Lexington (Essex-class) while two others wait along with an SBD Dauntless, 1943-44.

F6F Hellcat, SB2C Helldiver, and TBM-1C Avenger aircraft warming up on USS Intrepid's flight deck, 1944	F6F-3 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 1 aboard the Fleet Carrier USS Yorktown (Essex-class), 1944.	Flight deck crew of USS Yorktown extending the wing of a Hellcat fighter, Oct 1943-Apr 1944	Ordinancemen loading a 1,000-pound bomb into the bombay of a TBM-1C aboard USS Intrepid, 1943-1945; note flame arrester on the plane's exhaust port

Ordinancemen loading a 1,000-pound bomb into the bombay of a TBM-1C aboard USS Intrepid, 1943-1945; note flame arrester on the plane’s exhaust port	Wounded personnel being loaded from USS Intrepid into waiting LCVP landing craft, probably at Ulithi, Caroline Islands, 1944, photo 1 of 2	Wounded personnel being loaded from USS Intrepid into waiting LCVP landing craft, probably at Ulithi, Caroline Islands, 1944, photo 2 of 2	Bow of the carrier Ticonderoga on the ways shortly before launching at Newport News, Virginia, United States, Jan 1944. Note the twin gun tubs on the bow that gave rise to the so-called Long-Hull Essex-class.

Captain Thomas L Sprague of the USS Intrepid offering remarks of welcome to he Ruler of the Raging Main, Neptunus Rex, and his escort just before for the Line Crossing ceremonies, 22 Jan 1944.	The Ruler of the Raging Main, Neptunus Rex, and his escort arriving on the flight deck of the USS Intrepid for the Line Crossing ceremonies, 22 Jan 1944.	The Ruler of the Raging Main, Neptunus Rex, and his escort in the hangar deck of the USS Intrepid for the Line Crossing ceremonies, 22 Jan 1944.	Launching of USS Hancock, Bethlehem Steel Company at Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 24 Jan 1944

760 items in this album on 38 pages.