The aircraft carrier USS Tarawa (CV 40) of the US Navy.
Technical information
| Type | Aircraft Carrier |
| Displacement | 27100 BRT |
| Length | 872 / 888 feet |
| Complement | 2631 men |
| Armament | 12 x 5"/38AA DP guns (4x2,4x1). 32 x 40mm. 46 x 20mm. 82 Aircraft. |
| Max speed | 33 knots |
| Engines | Geared turbines, 4 shafts |
| Power | 150000 |
| Notes on class | The first 11 of this class were ordered in 1940. Later ships of this class (Long hull group) were of improved design, had stronger flight decks and better sub-division. |
All ships of the Essex class
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 | USS Bennington (CV 20) | |
| | USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31) | |
| USS Boxer (CV 21) | ||
| USS Bunker Hill (CV 17) | ||
| | USS Essex (CV 9) | |
| USS Franklin (CV 13) | ||
| USS Hornet (ii) (CV 12) | ||
| | USS Intrepid (CV 11) | |
| USS Lexington (ii) (CV 16) | ||
| USS Wasp (ii) (CV 18) | ||
| | USS Yorktown (ii) (CV 10) | |
Long hull group | ||
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| USS | ||
| USS Phillipine Sea (CV 47) | ||
| USS Valley Forge (CV 45) | ||
| USS Antietam (CV 36) | ||
| USS Hancock (CV 19) | ||
| USS Kearsage (CV 33) | ||
| | USS Lake Champlain (CV 39) | |
| USS Leyte (CV 32) | ||
| USS Oriskany (CV 34) | ||
| USS Princeton(ii) (CV 37) | ||
| USS Randolph (CV 15) | ||
| USS | ||
| USS Shangri La (CV 38) | ||
| | USS Tarawa (CV 40) | |
| USS Ticonderoga (CV 14) | ||
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