Spacecraft Recovery
3 October 1962: Sigma 7
16 May 1963: Faith 7
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: 1942 |
| Keel laid: March 1, 1944 | |
| Launched: May 5, 1945 | |
| Commissioned: March 2, 1946 | |
| Decommissioned: February 13, 1970 | |
| Builder: New York Naval Shipyard, Camden, NY | |
| Propulsion system: 8 boilers | |
| Propellers: four | |
| Aircraft elevators: three | |
| Arresting gear cables: four | |
| Catapults: two | |
| Length: 888.5 feet (270.8 meters) | |
| Flight Deck Width: 191.9 feet (58.5 meters) | |
| Beam: 101 feet (30.8 meters) | |
| Draft: 30.8 feet (9.4 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 40,600 tons full load | |
| Speed: 33 knots | |
| Planes: 80-100 planes | |
| Crew: approx. 3448 as CVS: 115 officers and 1500 enlisted | |
| Armament: 1946: 12 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns and 40 40mm guns 1952: 8 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns and 20 3-inch (7.6 cm) 50 caliber guns 1954: 8 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns and 16 3-inch (7.6 cm) 50 caliber guns 1961: 7 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns 1966: 4 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns |
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