CLASS - ESSEX (Long Hull) AKA TICONDEROGA
USS Antietam CV 36
There where 25 of these Essex Class Ships made.
The first Carrier to have an Angle Deck.
Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions, 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 4 x 5"/38AA, 82 Aircraft. Armor, 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery, 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 3448.
This model is 48" Long, 12" High, 5 3/4" at Main Deck, and 9"
at the Fligh Desk.
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