USS Princeton LPH-37

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USS Princeton, CV-37 (1945-1952)
USS Princeton, CVA-37 (1952-1953)
USS Princeton, CVS-37 (1953-1959)

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Spacecraft Recovery
    16 May 1969: Apollo 10

General Characteristics:
    Awarded: August 7, 1942
    Keel laid: September 14, 1943
    Launched: July 8, 1945
    Commissioned: November 18, 1945
    Decommissioned: January 30, 1970
    Builder: Philadelphia Navy Yard
    Propulsion system: 8 boilers
    Propellers: four
    Aircraft elevators: three
    Arresting gear cables: four
    Catapults: two
    Length: 876 feet (267 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
    Armament:  
       1943: 12 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns, 32 40mm guns and 44 20mm guns

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Sold for scrapping in September 1973, by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS).