USS Essex (CV-9)
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uss-essex-cv-9-167-10734696
title:
USS Essex (CV-9)
text:
USS Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9) was an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the 24-ship Essex class built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in December 1942, Essex participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning the Presidential Unit Citation and 13 battle stars. Decommissioned shortly after the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), eventually
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Essex_(CV-9)
date created:
2003-04-23T04:58:30Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T08:56:28Z
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13
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