Lexicon of Aircraft Carriers

[EnlightenedMonk]

USS Commencement Bay (CVE-105)

Class and type: Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
Displacement: 10,900 long tons (11,100 t)[1]
Length: 557 ft (170 m)
Beam: 75 ft (23 m)
Draft: 30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)
Propulsion: 2-shaft geared turbines, 16,000 shp
Speed: 19 knots (22 mph; 35 km/h)
Complement: 1,066
Armament: • 2 × 5 in (130 mm) guns (2×1)
• 36 × 40 mm AA guns
Aircraft carried: 34

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

USS Constellation (CV-64)

Class and type: Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 61,981 tons light
82,538 tons full load
20,557 tons dead[1]
Length: 1,088 ft (332 m) overall, 990 ft (302 m) waterline[1]
Beam: 282 ft (86 m) extreme, 130 ft (40 m) waterline[1]
Draft: 39 ft (12 m)[1]
Propulsion: eight boilers, four steam turbine engines, totaling 280,000 shp (210 MW)
Speed: 34 knots (62.96 km/h)
Complement: 3,150 - Air Wing: 2,480
Armament: Two Sea Sparrow missile launchers, three 20 mm Phalanx CIWS guns, and her Air Wing. Formerly: Terrier surface-to-air missile systems.
Aircraft carried: 72 (approx)

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

HMS Courageous

Displacement: 22,500 tons standard,
27,560 tons loaded
Length: 786.6 ft (239.8 m) overall
Beam: 90.5 ft (27.6 m)
Draught: 28.0 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion: 18 Yarrow small tube boilers, 235 psi
Four Parsons geared turbines producing
91,195 shp (67 MW) driving four shafts
Speed: 30.8 knots (57 km/h) (trials)
Range: 5,860 nautical miles (10,850 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
(9,400 km at 30 km/h)
3,250 tons oil
Complement: 829 as battlecruiser
1,216 (total); 748 + 450 Fleet Air Arm personnel as aircraft carrier
Armament: (as built)
Four × BL 15-inch (381.0 mm) guns (2 × 2)
18 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IX guns (6 × 3)
Two × QF 3-inch (76.2 mm) AA
14 × 21-inch torpedo tubes (4 × 3 on deck, 2 submerged)
(aircraft carrier)
16 × 4.7-inch (120 mm)
24 × QF 2 pdr AA guns (8 × 3)
Armour: as battlecruiser:
deck: 1 inch
belt: 3 inches
turrets: 9 inch face, 4.25 inch top
barbettes: 7 inches
conning tower: 10 inches
Aircraft carried: As battlecruiser: two
As aircraft carrier: 48

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43)

Class and type: Midway-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 45,000 tons
Length: 968 ft (295 m)
Beam: 113 ft (34 m) waterline,
136 feet (41 m) flight deck
Draft: 35 ft (11 m)
Propulsion: Geared steam turbines
212,000 shp
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Complement: 4,104 officers and men
Armament: 18 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 16 guns,
84 × Bofors 40 mm guns,
68 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Armor: Belt: 7.6 inch
Deck: 3.5 inch
Aircraft carried: Up to 130 (World War II)
45-55 (1980s)

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

USS Cowpens (CV-25)

Displacement: 11,000 tons
Length: 622.5 ft (189.7 m)
Beam: 71.5 ft (21.8 m) (waterline), 109 ft 2 in (33.3 m) (overall)
Draft: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed: 32 knots
Complement: 1,569 officers and men
Armament: 26 × Bofors 40 mm guns
Armor: 1.5 in-5 in belt, 3 in main deck, 0.38 in bridge
Aircraft carried: Grumman F6F Hellcat

 

[1.44]

Vikrant Class

Type: Aircraft Carrier Displacement: 40,000 tonnes Length: 260 metres (853ft) Beam: 60 metres (197ft) Draught: 8.4 metres (28ft) Propulsion: General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines, driving four shafts. Speed: 28 knots Range: 7,500 miles at 18 knots Complement: approximately 1,400 Aircraft carried: 30 aircraft
MiG-29K
HAL Tejas
Includes 10 helicopters
HAL Dhruv
Ka-31 'Helix'

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

HMS Dasher (D37)

Displacement: 8,200 tons
Length: 492 ft (150 m)
Beam: 66.25 ft (20.19 m)
Propulsion: Doxford diesels 1 shaft
8500 hp
Speed: 16.5 knots
Complement: 550
Armament: 3 x 4"/50 Mk 9 guns
19 x 20 mm AA guns
Aircraft carried: 15

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

Dédalo

Displacement: 11,000
Length: 622.5 ft (189.7 m)
Beam: 71.5 ft (21.8 m) (waterline)
109 ft 2 in (33.3 m) (overall)
Draft: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion: 4 "B&W" boilers and 4 GE turbines, 4 propellers, 100,000 hp,
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)
Complement: 1112
Sensors and
processing systems: Radar "SPS-6" aerial, Panels 2 "WRL-1"
Armament: 26 × Bofors 40 mm guns and Subaquatic weaponry: 2 "Mk 63" and 2 "Mk 57" naval mines
Aircraft carried: Carried 8 AV-8S and 8 SH-3D up to 33 fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

Dixmude

Class and type: Avenger class escort carrier
Displacement: 15,120 tons full load
Length: 492 ft (150 m)
Beam: 78 ft (24 m)
Draught: 25 ft (7.6 m) full load
Propulsion: 6-cylinder Doxford diesels, 1 shaft, 8500 hp,
Speed: 16.5 knots
Complement: 555
Armament: 3 4/50, 19 20 mm
Armour: none
Aircraft carried: 15

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

HMS Dristigheten

Class and type: Dristigheten class coastal defence ship
Type: Coastal defence ship
Displacement: 3445 t
Length: 86.87 m
Beam: 14.78 m
Draft: 4.88 m
Propulsion: Steam triple-expansion, 8 boilers, 2 screws, 5400 shp
Speed: 16.5 knots
Range: 2040 Nm/10kn
Complement: 262
Crew: 427
Armament: 2 × 210 mm (2 × I)
6 × 152 mm (6 in) (6 × I)
10 × 57 mm (10 × I)
2 × 457 mm torpedo tubes
Armour: Harvey Nickel
203mm (8 in) main belt
203mm (8 in) main turrets

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)

Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: Approximately 101,000 long tons (103,000 t) full load
Length: Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)
Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m) Overall Length: 1,115 feet (340 m)
Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draught: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)
Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range: Essentially unlimited
Complement: Ship's company: 3,200
Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and
processing systems: AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar
AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar
2 × AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars
AN/SPN-43B air traffic control radar
AN/SPN-44 landing aid radars
4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare
and decoys: SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite
SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament: 2 Sea Sparow & 2 RAM launchers
Armor: Classified
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

HMS Eagle

Displacement: 21,630 tons standard,
26,000 tons loaded
Length: 667.5 ft (203.5 m)
Beam: 94 ft (29 m)
Draught: 24.7 ft (7.5 m)
Propulsion: Brown-Curtis geared turbines, four shafts, 32 boilers; 50,000 shp
Speed: 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h)
Range: 4,000 nm (7,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement: 950
Armament: 9 × 6 inch guns
12 × 20 mm Oerlikons
4 × 2 Pounder
Aircraft carried: 21 Hawker Sea Hurricanes

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

MV Empire MacAlpine

Displacement: 7,950 tons (gross)
Length: 412.5 feet (125.7 m) (pp) 433.75 feet (132.21 m) (oa)
Beam: 56.75 ft (17.30 m)
Draught: 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m)
Propulsion: Diesel
one shaft
3,300 bhp
Speed: 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)
Complement: 107
Armament: 1 x 4 inch
2 x 40 mm
4 x 20 mm
Aircraft carried: Four

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

USS Enterprise (CV-6)

Class and type: Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
Displacement:
As built:
19,800 tons standard
25,500 tons full load
From October 1943:
21,000 tons standard
32,060 tons full load
Length:
As built:
770 feet (230 m) waterline
824 ft 9 in (251.4 m) overall
From July 1942:
827 ft 5 in overall length
Beam:
As built:
83 ft 3 in (25.4 m)
109 ft 6 in (33.4 m) overall
From October 1942:
114 ft 5 in overall width
From October 1943:
95 ft 5 in waterline
Draft: 25 ft 11.5 in (7.91 m)
Propulsion:
9 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
4 × Parsons geared turbines
120,000 shp (90 MW)
4 × screws
Speed: 32.5 knots (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Range: 12,500 nautical miles (23,150 km; 14,380 mi) at 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement: 2,217 officers and men (1941)
Sensors and
processing systems: CXAM-1 RADAR[1]
Armament:
As built:
8 × single 5 in/38 cal guns
4 × quad 1.1 in/75 cal guns
24 × .50 caliber machine guns
From April 1942:
8 × 5 in/38 cal
4 × quad 1.1 in/75 cal
30 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
From mid-June 1942 to mid-July 1942:
8 × 5"/38 cal
5 × quad 1.1"/75 cal
32 × 20 mm Oerlikons
From mid-July 1942 to September 1942:
8 × 5 in/38 cal
5 × quad 1.1 in/75 cal
40 × 20 mm Oerlikons
From October 1942:
8 × 5 in/38 cal
4 × quad 40 mm Bofors guns
1 × quad 1.1 in/75 cal
44 × 20 mm Oerlikons(46 from 11/42)
From October 1943:
8 × 5 in/38 cal
40 × 40 mm Bofors (8×2, 6×4)
50 × 20 mm Oerlikon
From September 1945:
8 × 5 in/38 cal
54 × 40 mm Bofors (5×2, 11×4)
32 × 20 mm Oerlikons (16×2)
Armor:
2.5–4 in belt
60 lb protective decks
4 in bulkheads
4 in side and 2 in top round conning tower
4 in side over steering gear
Aircraft carried: 90 aircraft
Aviation facilities:
3 × elevators
2 × flight deck hydraulic catapults
1 × hangar deck hydraulic catapults

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

USS Enterprise (CVN-65)

Displacement: 73,858 tons standard,
92,325 tons loaded
Length: 1,123 ft (342 m)[2]
Beam: 132.8 ft (40.5 m) (waterline),
257.2 ft (78.4 m) (extreme)
Draught: 39 ft (12 m)
Propulsion: 8 x Westinghouse A2W nuclear reactors,
four sets Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 4 shafts
280,000 shp shp (210 MW)
Speed: 33.6 knots (62.2 km/h)
Range: Essentially unlimited
Complement:
5,828 (maximum)
Ship's company: 3,000 (2,700 Sailors, 150 Chiefs, 150 Officers)
Air wing: 1,800 (250 Pilots, and 1,550 Support personnel)
Sensors and
processing systems: AN/SPS-48 3D air search radar
AN/SPS-49 2D air search radar
Electronic warfare
and decoys: AN/SLQ-32
Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament:
2 × NATO Sea Sparrow launchers
2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts
2 RAM launchers
Armor: 8 inch (20 cm) aluminum belt (equivalent to 4 in (100 mm) rolled homogeneous steel armour)
Aircraft carried: Hold up to 90
70 (normally)

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

USS Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9)

Class and type: Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: As built:
27,100 tons standard
36,380 tons full load
Length: As built:
820 feet (250 m) waterline
872 feet (266 m) overall
Beam: As built:
93 feet (28 m) waterline
147 feet 6 inches (45 m) overall
Draft: As built:
28 feet 5 inches (8.7 m) light
34 feet 2 inches (10.4 m) full load
Propulsion: As designed:
8 × boilers 565 psi (3,900 kPa) 850 °F (450 °C)
4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
150,000 shp (110 MW)
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
Range: 20,000 nautical miles (37,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: As built:
2,600 officers and enlisted
Armament: As built:
4 × twin 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns
4 × single 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns
8 × quadruple 40 mm 56 caliber guns
46 × single 20 mm 78 caliber guns
Armor: As built:
2.5 to 4 inch (60 to 100 mm) belt
1.5 inch (40 mm) hangar and protectice decks
4 inch (100 mm) bulkheads
1.5 inch (40 mm) STS top and sides of pilot house
2.5 inch (60 mm) top of steering gear
Aircraft carried: As built:
90–100 aircraft
1 × deck-edge elevator
2 × centerline elevators

 

[Pintu]

Dear Monk , really a very good thread going, please keep it up, very informative thread,

Warm Regards

 

[1.44]

Excellent thread

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

Dear Monk , really a very good thread going, please keep it up, very informative thread,

Warm Regards

Will do my best Pintuda (aka Fan of Mithunda, aka Fan of Bappida)

 

[EnlightenedMonk]

Excellent thread

Thank you floppy disk sir...