Fighting Ships of the U.S. Navy 1883-2019 vol. 1 part 1

Autor: Venner F. Milewski, Jr

Rok wydania: 2020

Liczba stron: 304

Okładka: twarda

Format: 21,5 cm x 30,0 cm

The first in a  series which provides details of all USN warships from 1893 to the present day. Every class and individual ship has an entry providing details of the procurement, dimensions and characteristics, and a summary of each ship's history and development.

Volume One Part One covers Fleet Carriers.

Table od Contens:

Preface  /5

Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations  /6

Fleet Carriers

1. LANGLEY CLASS (CV-1)

Langley (CV-1)  /9

2. LEXINGTON CLASS (CV-2, CV-3)  

Lexington (CV-2)  /12

Saratoga (CV-3)  /16

3. RANGER CLASS (CV-4)

Ranger (CV-4)  /20

4. YORKTOWN CLASS (CV-5/6, 8)

Yorktown (CV-5)  /25

Enterprise (CV-6)  /28

Hornet (CV-8)  /32

5. WASP CLASS (CV-7)

Wasp (CV-7)  /36

6. ESSEX CLASS (CV-9 to 21, 31 to 40, 45 to 47, 50 to 55)

Essex (CV-9)  /40

Yorktown (CV-10)  /44

Interpid (CV-11)  /48

Hornet (CV-12)  /52

Franklin (CV-13)  /56

Ticonderoga (CV-14)  /60

Randolph (CV-15)  /64

Lexington (CV-16)  /68

Bunker Hill (CV-17)  /72

Wasp (CV-18)  /76

Hancock (CV-19)  /80

Bennington (CV-20)  /84

Boxer (CV-21)  /88

Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)  /92

Leyte (CV-32)  /96

Kearsarge (CV-33)  /100

Oriskany (CV-34)  /104

Reprisal (CV-35)  /108

Antietam (CV-36)  /108

Princeton (CV-37)  /112

Shangri-La (CV-38)  /116

Lake Champlain (CV-39)  /120

Tarawa (CV-40)  /123

Valley Forge (CV-45)  /125

Iwo Jima (CV-46)  /129

Philippine Sea (CV-47)  /129

Unnamed (CV-50)  /133

Unnamed (CV-51/52)  /133

Unnamed (CV-53)  /133

Unnamed (CV-54/55)  /133

7. INDEPENDENCE CLASS (CVL-22 to 30) 

Indepedence (CVL-22)  /138

Princeton (CVL-23)  /142

Bellau Wood (CVL-24)  /146

Cowpens (CVL-25)  /150

Monterey (CVL-26)  /153

Langley (CVL-27)  /156

Cabot (CVL-28)  /158

Baraan (CVL-29)  /161

San Jacinto (CVL-30)  /164

8. MIDWAY CLASS (CVB-41, CVB-42, CVB-43, CV-44, CVB-56, CVB-57) 

Midway (CVB-41)  /168

Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)  /172

Coral Sea (CVB-43)  /176

Unnamed (CV-44)  /180

Unnamed (CVB-56, CVB-57)  /180

9. SAIPAN CLASS (CVL-48/49)  

Saipan (CVL-48)  /182

Wright (CVL-49)  /185

10. UNITED STATES CLASS (CVB-58) 

United States (CVB-58)  /198

11. FORRESTAL CLASS (CVA-59, CVA-60, CVA-61, CVA-62)  

Forrestal (CVA-59)  /191

Saratoga (CVA-60)  /196

Ranger (CVA-61)  /200

Independence (CVA-62)  /204

12. KITTY HAWK CLASS (CVA-63, CVA-64, CVA-66) 

Kitty Hawk (CVA-63)  /209

Constellation (CVA-64)   /213

America (CVA-66)  /217

13. ENTERPRISE CLASS (CVAN-65, CVAN-66)

Enterprise (CVAN-65)  /222

Unnamed (CVAN-66)  /227

14. JOHN F. KENNEDY CLASS (CVA-67)  

John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) /228

15. NIMITZ CLASS (CVAN-68, CVN-69 to 77)

Nimitz (CVAN-68)  /233

Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)  /237

Carl Vinson (CVN-70)  /242

Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)  /246

Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)  /250

George Washington (CVN-73)  /254

John C. Stennis (CVN-74)  /258

Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)  /262

Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)  /266

George H. W. Bush (CVN-77)  /271

16. UNNAMED CALSS (CVV)  

Unnamed (CVV)  /276

17. GERALD R. FORD CLASS (CVN-78 TO 80) 

Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)   /277

John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)  /280

Enterprise (CVN-80)  /282

Doris Miller (CVN-81)  /282

Unnamed (CVN-82)  /282

Camouflage  /284

Camouflage Design Sheets  /285

Bibliography  /299

Ship`s Name Index  /301