Commissioned in december 1942, essex participated in several campaigns in the pacific theater of operations, earning the presidential unit citation and 13 battle stars Uss essex was reclassified as cva 9 on october 1, 1952, and on march 8, 1960, became cvs 9 Following an accelerated shakedown cruise, essex steamed for the pacific in may 1943
Essex (CV-9)
She was built in 1942 and was a key player in many victorious battles
She was the first carrier in her class, the essex class
Carrier operations and attacks against marcus island, wake island, the gilbert islands, kwajalein, the marshall islands, truk, saipan, tinian. It could fit a total of 108 aircrafts on it of various sizes, alongside a set of weaponry for defensive purposes The primary purpose of this invention. She was the fourth us navy ship to bear the name.
