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USS Lexington: One of the Greatest U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Ever
The final ship of the Essex-class, and the last wooden-deck aircraft carrier to serve with the U.S. Navy, she was laid down at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, on July 15, 1942 ...
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USS Franklin: The Navy Aircraft Carrier Called 'The Warship That Wouldn't Die'
Summary and Key Points: The USS Franklin (CV-13), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, was one of the most decorated ships in U.S. Navy history. Commissioned in January 1944, it participated in ...
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U.S. Navy Names Next Two Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers
Last Friday, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro officially named DDG-145 the future USS Intrepid while aboard the retired Essex-class aircraft carrier that shares its namesake. Preserved as the ...