CV 6 USS Interprise
CLASS - YorkTown(As built, 1937) Displacement: 19,800 tons standard; 25,500 tons full load Dimensions (wl): 761' x 83.25' x 25' 11.5" (full load) / 232 x 25.4 x 7.9 (full load) meters Dimensions (max.): 809.5' x 109.5' / 246.7 x 33.4 meters Armor: 4"-2.5" belt; 60 lbs protective deck(s); 4" bulkheads; 4" (side)-2" (top) conning tower; 4" (side) over steering gear Power plant: 9 boilers (400 psi); steam turbines; 4 shafts; 120,000 shp Speed: 32.5 knots Endurance (design): 12,500 nautical miles @ 15 knots Armament: 8 single 5"/38 gun mounts; 4 quad 1.1"/75 machine gun mounts; 24 .50-cal machine guns Aircraft: 90+ Aviation facilities: 3 elevators; 2 flight-deck and 1 hangar-deck hydraulic catapults Crew: 2,217 (ship's company + air wing) (1941 figure)
And this is what She looked like when I worked on Her.
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