760 items in this album on 38 pages.
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Basic drawing for the proposed new class of United States aircraft carrier, a variation known as Design 9F, that would essentially be adopted for the Essex and the Essex-class, 23 Sep 1941 | The launching of the USS Lexington (Essex-class) at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 26 Sep 1942. Note that the island structure is yet to be built. | Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill just after launching at the Fore River yards, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, Dec 11, 1942. Note K-class airship from Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-11 overhead. | F4U-1 Corsair bouncing up on the flight deck of USS Bunker Hill during an landing attempt, 1943; seen in Feb 1969 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News |
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SB2C Helldiver getting a wave-off from USS Bunker Hill, 1943. Note Helldiver in the distance with wheels up but flaps down, apparently preparing for a water landing. | USS Essex at Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 1 Feb 1943. Photo 1 of 2. | USS Essex at Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 1 Feb 1943. Photo 2 of 2. | On the day of her commissioning, USS Lexington (Essex-class) makes slow headway through the icy waters of Boston harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 17 Feb 1943. |
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Aerial view looking north at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, about 1943. Note the short-hull Essex-class carrier in Drydock No. 8 (foreground). | USS Essex leaving Norfolk, Virginia, United States, for shakedown exercises, 15 Mar 1943. | USS Essex on her shakedown cruise, 20 Mar 1943, with F6F aircraft in foreground and SBD in the back | Portside broadside view of USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at Newport News, Virginia, United States, on her way to her commissioning ceremonies at Norfolk Navy Yard, 15 Apr 1943 |
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The colors being hoisted for the first time aboard the USS Yorktown (Essex-class) during the ship’s commissioning ceremonies, 15 Apr 1943 at Norfolk, Virginia, United States | USS Yorktown departing Newport News, Virginia, United States en route to her commissioning ceremony, 15 Apr 1943 | Overhead view of USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at Newport News, Virginia, United States, 27 Apr 1943 | USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 27 Apr 1943 |
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USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 27 Apr 1943 | USS Yorktown underway off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 27 Apr 1943; note Measure 21 camouflage | 24 SBD, 11 F6F, and 18 TBF/TBM aircraft parked on the flight deck of carrier Essex, May 1943 | F6F-3 Hellcat fighter being prepared for launch aboard USS Yorktown during the carrier's shakedown cruise, May 1943 |
760 items in this album on 38 pages.