CVS-47 USS Philippine Sea

Namesake. Battle of the Philippine Sea, a major naval battle of WW-II on 19-20 Jun 1944 that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions
Builder. Fore River Shipyard, MA
Laid down. 19 Aug 1944
Launched. 5 Sep 1945
Commissioned. 11 May 1946
Decommissioned. 28 Dec 1958
Reclassified:
CVA-47, Oct 1952
CVS-47, 15 Nov 1955
AVT-11, 15 May 1959
Stricken . 1 Dec 1969
Fate. Scrapped, Mar 1971
Class and type. Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement. 27,100 long tons (27,500 t) standard
Length. 888 feet (271 m) overall
Beam. 93 feet (28 m)
Draft. 28 feet 7 inches (8.71 m)
Installed power. 8 × boilers 150,000 shp (110 MW)
Propulsion:
4 × geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
Speed. 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement. 3448 officers and enlisted
Armament:
12 × 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
32 × Bofors 40 mm guns
46 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
Armor. Belt: 4 in (102 mm), Hangar deck: 2.5 in (64 mm), Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm), Conning tower: 1.5 inch
Aircraft carried. 90-100 aircraft