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Fire engulfs the USS Essex flight deck after a Hellcats drop tank burst on landing 16 Dec 1944

USS Essex (CV-9)

31 Dec 1942 / 20 Jun 1969
Stricken 1 Jun 1973.
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping 1 Jun 1975.
Displacement: 27,100 tons
Length: 872 feet
Beam: 93 feet; extreme width at flight deck: 147½ feet
Draft: 28 feet 7 inches
Speed: 33 knots
Complement: 3,448 crew
Armament: 12 five-inch guns
Class: Essex

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