Essex Class Carriers - An Animated Timeline 1938 - 1945

The Essex class was a class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. The 20th century's most numerous class of capital ship, the class consisted of 24 vessels, which came in "short-hull" and "long-hull" versions.

Twenty-Six were ordered during World War 2 but two were canceled after construction had begun.

Fourteen saw combat during World War II. None were lost to enemy action, though several sustained severe damage.

Essex-class carriers were the backbone of the U.S. Navy from mid-1943 until supercarriers joined the fleet in the 1960s and 1970s.

Several of the carriers were rebuilt to handle heavier and faster aircraft of the early jet age, and some served until well after the Vietnam War.

This installment shows the incredible industrial might of the USA that could churn out these most complex fighting ships.

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