USS Coral Sea (CV-43)

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USS Coral Sea (CV-43) was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served extensively during the Cold War, including in the Vietnam War, as part of the Midway-class of large post–World War II carriers.

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USS Coral Sea (CV-43) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Midway-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ
airWingCarried Carrier Air Wing 14 ⓘ
Carrier Air Wing 15 ⓘ
armament carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
awarded Battle Efficiency Award ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
builder Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ
commissionedOn 1947-10-01 ⓘ
conflict Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crewComplement around 4500 ⓘ
decommissionedOn 1990-04-26 ⓘ
displacement about 45000 tons standard ⓘ
about 63000 tons full load ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
feature angled flight deck ⓘ
hurricane bow ⓘ
steam catapults ⓘ
homeport Naval Air Station Alameda ⓘ
Naval Station Norfolk ⓘ
hullNumber CV-43 ⓘ
laidDownOn 1944-07-10 ⓘ
launchedOn 1947-04-02 ⓘ
length about 295 meters ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 33 knots ⓘ
modernization SCB-110A ⓘ
linked to: SCB-27
namedAfter Battle of the Coral Sea ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea
nickname Ageless Warrior ⓘ
notableAircraftOperated A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
A-6 Intruder ⓘ
F-4 Phantom II ⓘ
F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
partOf Midway class ⓘ
placeBuilt Newport News, Virginia ⓘ
propulsion oil-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
reclassifiedAs CV-43 ⓘ
CVA-43 ⓘ
CVB-43 ⓘ
scrappedIn 1993 ⓘ
serviceEntryEra post–World War II ⓘ
sisterShip USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) ⓘ
USS Midway (CV-41) ⓘ
status scrapped ⓘ
tookPartIn Operation Frequent Wind ⓘ
linked to: Fall of Saigon

U.S. operations in the Gulf of Sidra ⓘ

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Midway-class aircraft carrier → shipInClass → USS Coral Sea (CV-43) ⓘ