USS Reprisal (CV-35)
USS Reprisal CV-35 was a planned member of the Essex-class aircraft carrier of World War II.[1] Due to hostilities ending in the Pacific Theater marking the end of World War II, and a number of other veteran Essex-class carriers being available, her construction was cancelled on August 12, 1945 when she was about 52.3% completed.[2] She was launched later that year to clear the slipway and perform bomb damage assessment. Plans were drawn up to complete her as an attack carrier, but the plan was ultimately dropped and she was sold to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Maryland for scrap in 1949.[3]
 CV-35 Reprisal after construction suspended | |
| History | |
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| Name: | Reprisal |
| Ordered: | 7 August 1942 |
| Builder: | New York Naval Shipyard |
| Laid down: | 1 July 1944 |
| Launched: | 14 Dec 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap 2 August 1949 to Boston Metals Company |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Essex-class aircraft carrier |
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| Beam: | 93 ft (28.3 m) (waterline) |
| Draft: | 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) (full load) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × shafts; 4 × geared steam turbines |
| Speed: | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Range: | 14,100 nmi (26,100 km; 16,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 2,600 officers and enlisted men |
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| Aircraft carried: | 91–103 aircraft |
References
- M. A., History; M. S., Information and Library Science; B. A., History and Political Science; Facebook, Facebook. "Too Late to Fight: USS Reprisal (CV-35)". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- "Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: REPRISAL (CV-35)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- "NavSource Online: Aircraft Carrier Photo Archive – REPRISAL (CV-35)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
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