USS Independence (CVL-22); USS Princeton (CVL-23); USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24); USS Cowpens (CVL-25); USS Monterey (CVL-26); USS Langley (CVL-27); USS Cabot (CVL-28); USS Bataan (CVL-29); USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)
Spain; United States
(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
✓Flag Ship / Capital Ship
Serving in the fleet Flag Ship role or Capital Ship in older warship designs / terminology.
Length
622.5 ft 189.74 m
Beam
109.1 ft 33.25 m
Draught
26.0 ft 7.92 m
Displacement
11,000 tons
Installed Power:
4 x Boilers with 4 x General Electric turbines driving 100,000 shaft horsepower to 4 x shafts.
Surface Speed
32.0 kts (36.8 mph)
Range
13,035 nm (15,000 mi | 24,140 km)
kts = knots | mph = miles-per-hour | nm = nautical miles | mi = miles | km = kilometers
1 kts = 1.15 mph | 1 nm = 1.15 mi | 1 nm = 1.85 km
26 x 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns
Supported Types
(Not all weapon types may be represented in the showcase above)
Up to 34 aircraft of various makes and types. Typically majority of fighters with supporting dive and torpedo bombers.
Ribbon graphics not necessarily indicative of actual historical campaign ribbons. Ribbons are clickable to their respective naval campaigns / operations / periods.
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