Essex (short hull) class - CV - Aircraft Carrier IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NWKJ Shipyard: Newport News Shipbuilding See Also: CG Ticonderoga class CG-48 Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate: museumDeploymentHomeport History of USS Yorktown CVS-10 1941-dec-01Laid downLaid down as USS Bonhomme Richard 1943-jan-21LaunchedLaunched 1943-apr-15CommissionedCommissioned 1945-oct-20DeploymentDeployment NAS Alameda / Benton returned to NAS Alameda, after service in WWII 1957-sep-01HomeportHomeport NS Long Beach designation changed from CVA-10 to CVS-10 and reassigned to Long Beach 1968-dec-27DeploymentDeployment Apollo 8 recovery site Apollo 8 Recovery involved in Apollo 8 recovery operations 1970-jun-27DecommissionedDecommissioned NS Norfolk at NS Norfolk 1975Fate: museumFate: museum Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum to Patriots Point, Charleston, SC Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Essex (short hull) class 3450crew 265length (m) 45beam (m) 8.50draught (m) 33max speed (knots) 12Naval Gun Mark 12 5/38 inch (127 mm) 40Naval Gun single 40 mm Builder Newport News Shipbuilding,
