CVA-38 USS Shangri-La Morale

Namesake. Shangri-La, the mythical paradise
Ordered. 7 Aug 1942
Builder. Norfolk Naval Shipyard, VA
Laid down. 15 Jan 1943
Launched. 24 Feb 1944
Commissioned. 15 Sep 1944
Decommissioned. 7 Nov 1947
Recommissioned. 10 May 1951
Decommissioned. 14 Nov 1952
Recommissioned. 10 Jan 1955
Decommissioned. 30 July 1971
Reclassified:
CVA-38, 1 Oct 1952
CVS-38, 30 Jun 1969
Stricken. 15 Jul 1982
Fate. Scrapped, 1988
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