USS
Enterprise
CV-6
- Data
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Launched:
3 October 1936
Standard displacement:
19,900 tons
Length:
809.5 feet
(overall)
761 feet
(at waterline)
Beam:
83.25 feet
Draught:
21.75 feet
Propulsion:
4 Parsons single-reduction geared turbines
Shaft horse-power:
120,000
Speed:
33 knots
Gun armament (in 1944 ):
8
x
5-inch in single mounts
40
x
40mm. AA in quadruple mounts
60-plus
x
20mm AA in single mounts
Aircraft:
up to 100 ( but normally between 80 and 90 )
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Pictures of Enterprise
Design of the 'Yorktown' Class
Combat History of Enterprise and her sisters
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The Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19-20 June 1944
Ships of the Fifth Fleet - Photographs
The Battle for Leyte Gulf
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