USS CORAL SEA CVA-43

USS CORAL SEA was the third MIDWAY - class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the Navy named in commemeration of the historic Battle of the Coral Sea fought in May 1942. The first CORAL SEA was CVE 57 which was later renamed ANZIO. The second CORAL SEA was CV 43's sister ship FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT which was originally named CORAL SEA. The ship was renamed after launching on May 8, 1945.

The USS CORAL SEA was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on April 30, 1990, after more than 42 years of service. The ship was sold for scrap on May 7, 1993, making the CORAL SEA the largest warship ever scrapped.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: June 14, 1943
	Keel laid: July 10, 1944
	Launched: April 2, 1946
	Commissioned: October 1, 1947
	Decommissioned: April 30, 1990
	Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va.
	Propulsion system: 12 boilers
	Propellers: four
	Aircraft elevators: three
	Arresting gear cables: four
	Catapults: three
	Length: 997,4 feet (304 meters)
	Flight Deck Width: 237,9 feet (72.5 meters)
	Beam: 121 feet (36.9 meters)
	Draft: 38,1 feet (11.8 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 64,000 tons full load
	Speed: 30+ knots
	Aircraft: approx. 65 planes
	Crew: Ship: approx. 2,533     Air Wing: 2,240
	Armament: 2 Mk-25 launchers for Sea Sparrow, 2 Phalanx CIWS Mk-15

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