CV-3

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CV-3 was the hull classification symbol for USS Saratoga, a pioneering U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served prominently from the interwar period through World War II.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
CV-3 canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Lexington-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ
aircraftTypeOperated bombers ⓘ
fighters ⓘ
torpedo bombers ⓘ
airGroupSize approximately 70–90 aircraft (varied over time) ⓘ
armament 8 × 8-inch guns (as built) ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
battleHonors multiple World War II battle stars ⓘ
builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ
commissioned 1927-11-16 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
convertedFrom battlecruiser hull ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement over 2,000 officers and enlisted (varied over time) ⓘ
decommissioned 1946-08-15 ⓘ
displacement about 36,000 long tons (standard) ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
fate sunk as target in nuclear tests ⓘ
homeport various Pacific bases ⓘ
hullClassificationSymbol CV-3 ⓘ
laidDown 1920-09-25 ⓘ
launched 1925-04-07 ⓘ
length about 888 feet ⓘ
locationOfWreck Bikini Atoll area, Marshall Islands ⓘ
linked to: Bikini Atoll
namedAfter Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
linked to: Saratoga campaign
NavyPrefix USS ⓘ
notableEvent survived multiple torpedo and bomb attacks during World War II ⓘ
notableFeature one of the first large U.S. fleet carriers ⓘ
notableFor pioneering carrier aviation tactics for the U.S. Navy ⓘ
notableUse training carrier later in World War II ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
originalDesignation CC-3 ⓘ
propulsion oil-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
role fleet aircraft carrier ⓘ
serviceBranch U.S. Navy ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy
serviceEntryEra interwar period ⓘ
shipClass Lexington class ⓘ
shipyard New York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey ⓘ
successorType Essex-class aircraft carriers ⓘ
sunkDate 1946-07-25 ⓘ
sunkIn Operation Crossroads ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
topSpeed about 33 knots ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Saratoga → hullNumber → CV-3 ⓘ
USS Saratoga (CV-3) → hullClassificationSymbol → CV-3 ⓘ
subject linked to: CV-3