File:Essex-class carrier modernisations 1944-1960.jpg

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Seven aerial photographs showing the major different modernizations of the U.S. Navy Essex-class aircaft carriers (l-r):

  • USS Franklin (CV-13), a "short hull" type as delivered, 21 February 1944. Franklin, USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), USS Boxer (CV-21), USS Princeton (CV-37), USS Tarawa (CV-40), USS Valley Forge (CV-45) and USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) received no or little modernization.
  • USS Wasp (CV-18), after her SCB-27A conversion in late 1951: new hydraulic catapults, new island, removal of the deck guns, new bow. Modernized as such were USS Essex (CV-9), USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Hornet (CV-12), USS Randolph (CV-15), Wasp, USS Bennington (CV-20), USS Kearsarge (CV-33) and USS Lake Champlain (CV-39). USS Oriskany (CV-34) was completed as such.
  • USS Hancock (CV-19) after her SCB-27C modernization, circa 1955: like SCB-27A but new steam catapults and relocation of the aft elevator to the deck edge. USS Intrepid (CV-11) and USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) also received SCB-27C.
  • USS Antietam (CV-36) after the installation of an experimental angled deck, circa 1954.
  • USS Bennington (CV-20) after SCB-125: enclosed hurricane bow, angled deck, starboard deckedge elevator. USS Essex (CV-9), USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Hornet (CV-12), USS Randolph (CV-15), Wasp, USS Bennington (CV-20) and USS Kearsarge (CV-33) received SCB-125.
  • USS Hancock (CV-19) after SCB-125 in April 1957. The three SCB-27C ships were modernized as such an had the starboard deckedge elevator located further aft. The forward elevator was enlarged.
  • USS Oriskany (CV-34) received SCB-125A, here on 30 May 1974. Similar to SCB-27C/SCB-125, only the starboard deckedge elevator was located further forward, as with the SCB-27A/SCB-125 ships. USS Lexington (CV-16), USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) and USS Shangri-La (CV-38) received SCB-27C/SCB-125 in one refit but had the starboard elevator in the same position as Oriskany.
Date between 1944 and 1974
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1974-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source File:Overhead view of USS Franklin (CV-13) at Norfolk 1944.jpg; File:Aerial view of USS Wasp (CV-18) c1951.jpg; File:USS Hancock (CVA-19) aerial photo c1955.jpg; File:USS Antietam (CVA-36) overhead view 1950s.JPG; File:Overhead view of USS Hancock (CVA-19) in 1957.jpg; File:USS Oriskany (CVA-34) overhead view 1974.jpeg
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