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USS Coral Sea |
Type: |
Aircraft Carrier |
Class: |
Midway |
Hull Number: |
CV-43 CVB-43 (July 15, 1943) CVA-43 (October 1, 1952) CV-43 (June 30, 1975) |
Built By: |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News, Virginia |
Keel Laid Down: |
July 10, 1944 |
Launched: |
April 2, 1946 |
Commissioned: |
October 1, 1947 |
Decommissioned: |
April 30, 1990 |
Stricken: |
April 30, 1990 |
Fate: |
May 7, 1993 Sold for scrap but scrapping delayed. Scrapping finally completed on September 8, 2000 in Baltimore, Maryland by Seawitch Marine Salvage |
Length: |
968" |
Beam: |
113' 136" (Flight deck) |
Draft: |
33' |
Displacement: |
45,000 (Light) 15,000 (DWT) 60,000 (Full) |
Crew: |
4,700 |