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CV-47 USS Philippine Sea Carrier Task Force 77 WESTERN PACIFIC & KOREA CRUISE 1950-1951
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

5 Jul 1950-26 Mar 1951, USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), CVG-11

CV-47 USS Philippine Sea Carrier Task Force 77 WESTERN PACIFIC & KOREA CRUISE 1950-1951

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

5 Jul 1950-26 Mar 1951, USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), CVG-11

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