
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
CV-17 USS Bunker Hill
- Essex class (short-hull) Fleet Carrier:
- Displacement: 27,100 tons
- Length: 872'
- Beam: 147'
- Draft: 28'7"
- Speed: 33 kts.
- Armament: 12 5"/38, 103 planes
- Complement: 3,448
- Built at Bethlehem, Quincy, and commissioned 24 May 1943
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Last updated:
5 February 2010