Commissioned in december 1942, essex participated in several campaigns in the pacific theater of operations, earning the presidential unit citation and 13 battle stars Following an accelerated shakedown cruise, essex steamed for the pacific in may 1943 She was built in 1942 and was a key player in many victorious battles She was the first carrier in her class, the essex class Carrier operations and attacks against marcus island, wake island, the gilbert islands, kwajalein, the marshall islands, truk, saipan, tinian. She was the fourth us navy ship to bear the name.
Uss essex was reclassified as cva 9 on october 1, 1952, and on march 8, 1960, became cvs 9 Decommissioned on june 30, 1969, the essex was stricken from the navy list on june 1, 1973, and sold by the defense reutilization and marketing service (drms) for scrapping on june 1. Online library of selected images Commissioned on the last day of 1942, she went to the pacific in may 1943, following shakedown in the atlantic area During the rest of that year, essex took part in raids on marcus and. It could fit a total of 108 aircrafts on it of various sizes, alongside a set of weaponry for defensive purposes
Allied and japanese warships, mechant ships and other vessels that served in the pacific during world war ii and the korean war.
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