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Navy
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Ship Class
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Fate
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Answer
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Royal Navy
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-
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Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1946.
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Argus
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Royal Navy
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-
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Sunk by Japanese bombers off Batticaloa, Sri Lanka on April 9, 1942.
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Hermes
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Royal Navy
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-
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Sunk by U-73 off the Balearic Islands during Operation Pedestal on August 11, 1942.
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Eagle
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Royal Navy
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Courageous
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Sunk by U-29 off Ireland on September 17, 1939.
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Courageous
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Royal Navy
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Courageous
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Sunk by German battleships off Norway on June 8, 1940.
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Glorious
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Royal Navy
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Courageous
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Decommissioned in April 1945. Scrapped at Troon in 1948.
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Furious
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Royal Navy
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-
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Sunk by U-81 near Gibraltar on November 14, 1941.
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Ark Royal
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Royal Navy
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Illustrious
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Scrapped in 1957.
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Illustrious
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Royal Navy
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Illustrious
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Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1953.
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Formidable
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Royal Navy
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Illustrious
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Scrapped at Faslane in 1969.
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|
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Royal Navy
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Illustrious
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Scrapped at Faslane in 1955.
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Indomitable
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Royal Navy
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-
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Scrapped at Troon in 1959.
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Unicorn
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Royal Navy
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Implacable
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Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1955.
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|
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Royal Navy
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Implacable
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Scrapped at Faslane in 1956.
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Indefatigable
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Royal Navy
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Audacious/Eagle
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Did not see WWII service. Commissioned as Eagle. Scrapped at Cairnryan in 1978.
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Audacious
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Royal Navy
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Audacious/Eagle
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Did not see WWII service. Commissioned as Ark Royal. Scrapped at Cairnryan in 1980.
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Irresistible
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Royal Navy
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Audacious
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Never finished. Cancelled in January 1946.
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Eagle
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Royal Navy
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Audacious
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Never finished. Cancelled on October 15, 1946.
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Africa
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Royal Navy
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Colossus
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Did not see frontline WWII service. Loaned to France and renamed Arromanches in August 1946. Scrapped at Toulon in 1978.
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Colossus
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Royal Navy
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Colossus
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Did not see frontline WWII service. Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1961.
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Glory
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Royal Navy
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Colossus
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Did not see frontline WWII service. Scrapped at Faslane in 1962.
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Ocean
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Royal Navy
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Colossus
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Did not see frontline WWII service. Sold to Netherlands and renamed Karel Doorman on August 1, 1948, and then to Argentina as Veinticinco de Mayo on October 15, 1968. Scrapped at Alang in 2000.
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Venerable
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Royal Navy
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Colossus
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Did not see frontline WWII service. Loaned to Australia from 1952 to 1955, then sold to Brazil in 1956 and renamed Minas Gerais. Scrapped at Alang in 2004.
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Vengeance
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Royal Navy
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Colossus
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Did not see frontline WWII service. Modified into an aircraft maintenance carrier while under construction. Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1954.
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Pioneer
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Royal Navy
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Colossus
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Did not see frontline WWII service. Loaned to Canada from 1946 to 1948, then sold to Argentina in 1958 and renamed Independencia. Scrapped in 1971.
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Warrior
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Royal Navy
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Colossus
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1962.
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Theseus
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Royal Navy
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Colossus
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Did not see WWII service. Converted into a heavy repair ship between 1956 and 1965. Scrapped in Spain in 1981.
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Triumph
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Royal Navy
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Colossus
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Did not see WWII service. Modified into an aircraft maintenance carrier while under construction. Scrapped at Port Glasgow in 1958.
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Perseus
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Royal Navy
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Majestic
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Did not see WWII service. Sold to Australia and renamed Melbourne. Scrapped at China in 1985.
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Majestic
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Royal Navy
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Majestic
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Did not see WWII service. Sold to Australia and renamed Sydney. Scrapped at Seoul in 1975.
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Terrible
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Royal Navy
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Majestic
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Did not see WWII service. Loaned to Canada until 1965, then returned and scrapped at Faslane in 1965.
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Magnificent
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Royal Navy
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Majestic
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Did not see WWII service. Sold to India and renamed Vikrant. Decommissioned in 1997 and preserved as a museum ship from 2001 to 2012. Scrapped at Mumbai from 2014 to 2015.
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Hercules
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Royal Navy
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Majestic
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Never finished. Scrapped at Scotland in 1968.
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Leviathan
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Royal Navy
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Majestic
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Did not see WWII service. Sold to Canada and renamed Bonaventure. Scrapped at Taiwan in 1971.
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Powerful
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Marine Nationale
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-
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Scrapped at Savona in 1967.
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Béarn
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Marine Nationale
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-
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Scuttled at Toulon on November 27, 1942. Raised by Italy in 1943, sunk again by US bombers on August 18, 1944. Sold for scrap in 1950.
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Commandant Teste
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Marine Nationale
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Joffre
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Never finished. Scrapped at 28% completion due to the Fall of France in June 1940.
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Joffre
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Marine Nationale
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Joffre
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Never started due to the Fall of France on June 25, 1940.
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Painlevé
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Kriegsmarine
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Graf Zeppelin
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Never finished. Scuttled at Stettin in April 25, 1945. Raised by USSR and sunk in the southern Baltic as a target ship on August 16, 1947.
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Graf Zeppelin
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Kriegsmarine
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Graf Zeppelin
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Never finished. Scrapped on the slipway in 1940.
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Peter Strasser
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Regia Marina
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-
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Never finished. Scuttled by Italian frogmen on April 19, 1945. Raised in 1946 and scrapped at La Spezia in 1952.
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Aquila
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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-
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Scuttled during the Battle of Midway after being damaged by US bombers on June 5, 1942.
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Akagi
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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-
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Sunk by US bombers during the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942.
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Kaga
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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-
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Scuttled during the Battle of Midway after being damaged by US bombers on June 4, 1942.
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Sōryū
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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-
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Scuttled during the Battle of Midway after being damaged by US bombers on June 5, 1942.
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Hiryū
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Shōkaku
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Sunk by a US submarine during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 19, 1944.
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Shōkaku
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Sunk by US bombers during the Battle off Cape Engaño [Leyte Gulf] on October 25, 1944.
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Zuikaku
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Hiyō
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Sunk by US bombers during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 20, 1944.
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Hiyō
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Hiyō
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Scrapped in Sasebo from 1946 to 1947.
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Jun’yō
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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-
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Sunk by a US submarine during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 19, 1944.
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Taihō
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Unryū
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Sunk by a US submarine in the East China Sea on December 19, 1944.
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Unryū
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Unryū
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Sunk by an air raid in Kure Harbour on July 29, 1945.
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Amagi
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Unryū
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped in Osaka from 1946 to 1947.
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Katsuragi
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Unryū
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Never finished. Construction stopped on April 1, 1945 at 84%. Scrapped from September 1946 to December 1947.
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Kasagi
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Unryū
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Never finished. Construction stopped on November 1, 1944 at 60%. Scrapped from December 1946 to April 1947.
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Aso
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Unryū
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Never finished. Construction stopped on November 9, 1944 at 60%. Scrapped from July 1946 to March 1947.
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Ikoma
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Unryū
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Never started. Cancelled on May 5, 1944.
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Kurama/Kaimon
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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-
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Sunk by a US submarine off Japan on November 29, 1944.
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Shinano
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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-
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Scrapped in Osaka from 1946 to 1947.
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Hōshō
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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-
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Sunk by US bombers during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on August 24, 1942.
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Ryūjō
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Zuihō
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Sunk by US bombers during the Battle off Cape Engaño [Leyte Gulf] on October 25, 1944.
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Zuihō
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Sunk by US bombers during the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 7, 1942.
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Shōhō
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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-
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Scrapped in 1946.
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Ryūhō
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Chitose
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Sunk by US bombers during the Battle off Cape Engaño [Leyte Gulf] on October 25, 1944.
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Chitose
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Chitose
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Sunk by US bombers, cruisers and destroyers during the Battle off Cape Engaño [Leyte Gulf] on October 25, 1944.
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Chiyoda
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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-
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Never finished. Originally intended as a heavy cruiser. Scrapped at Sasebo from 1946 to 1947.
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Ibuki
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United States Navy
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-
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Scuttled off Java following attack from Japanese bombers on February 27, 1942.
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Langley
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United States Navy
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Lexington
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Scuttled after the Battle of the Coral Sea following an attack from Japanese bombers on May 8, 1942.
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United States Navy
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Lexington
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Sunk as a target ship during Operation Crossroads on July 25, 1946.
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Saratoga
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United States Navy
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-
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Scrapped at Chester in 1947.
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Ranger
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United States Navy
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Yorktown
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Sunk by an IJN submarine after the Battle of Midway on June 7, 1942.
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Yorktown
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United States Navy
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Yorktown
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Scrapped at Kearny in 1958.
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United States Navy
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Yorktown
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Sunk by IJN ships during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on October 27, 1942.
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Hornet
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United States Navy
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-
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Scuttled during the Guadalcanal campaign after being hit by an IJN submarine on September 15, 1942.
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Wasp
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United States Navy
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Essex (Short Hull)
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Scrapped at Kearny in 1973.
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Essex
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United States Navy
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Essex (Short Hull)
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Preserved as a museum ship at Charleston since October 13, 1975.
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Yorktown
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United States Navy
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Essex (Short Hull)
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Preserved as a museum ship at New York City since August, 1982.
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Intrepid
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United States Navy
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Essex (Short Hull)
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Preserved as a museum ship at Alameda since October 17, 1998.
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Hornet
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United States Navy
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Essex (Short Hull)
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Scrapped at Chesapeake in 1966.
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Franklin
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United States Navy
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Essex (Short Hull)
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Preserved as a museum ship at Corpus Christi since June 15, 1992.
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Lexington
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United States Navy
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Essex (Short Hull)
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Scrapped in 1973.
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Bunker Hill
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United States Navy
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Essex (Short Hull)
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Scrapped at Kearny in 1973.
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Wasp
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United States Navy
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Essex (Short Hull)
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Scrapped at India in 1994.
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Bennington
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United States Navy
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Essex (Short Hull)
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Scrapped at Los Angeles in 1992.
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Bon Homme Richard
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Scrapped in 1975.
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Ticonderoga
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Scrapped at Kearny in 1975.
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Randolph
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Scrapped at Los Angeles in 1976.
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Hancock
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Kearny in 1971.
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Boxer
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Chesapeake in 1970.
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Leyte
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped in 1974.
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Kearsarge
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Did not see WWII service. Sunk as an artificial reef off Pensacola on May 17, 2006.
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Oriskany
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Never finished. Scrapped at Baltimore in 1949.
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Reprisal
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Philadelphia in 1974.
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Antietam
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Portland in 1972.
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Princeton
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Scrapped at Taiwan in 1988.
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Shangri-La
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped in 1972.
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Lake Champlain
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Baltimore in 1968.
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Tarawa
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Los Angeles in 1971.
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Valley Forge
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Never finished. Scrapped on the slipway in 1949.
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Iwo Jima
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United States Navy
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Essex (Long Hull)
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Portland in 1971.
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Philippine Sea
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United States Navy
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Midway
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Did not see WWII service. Preserved as a museum ship at San Diego since June 7, 2004.
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Midway
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United States Navy
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Midway
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Kearny in 1978.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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United States Navy
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Midway
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Baltimore in 2000.
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Coral Sea
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United States Navy
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Independence
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Scuttled off the Farallon Islands on January 29, 1951 after being used in Operation Crossroads.
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Independence
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United States Navy
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Independence
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Scuttled following an air attack during the Battle of Sibuyan Sea [Leyte Gulf] on October 24, 1944.
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Princeton
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United States Navy
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Independence
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Transferred to France in 1953 as Bois Belleau. Returned and scrapped in 1960.
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Belleau Wood
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United States Navy
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Independence
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Scrapped at Portland in 1960.
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Cowpens
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United States Navy
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Independence
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Scrapped at Philadelphia in 1971.
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Monterey
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United States Navy
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Independence
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Transferred to France in 1951 as La Fayette. Returned and scrapped at Baltimore in 1964.
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Langley
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United States Navy
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Independence
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Transferred to Spain in 1967, renamed Délado. Scrapped at Brownsville in 2000.
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Cabot
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United States Navy
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Independence
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Scrapped at San Francisco in 1961.
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Bataan
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United States Navy
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Independence
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Scrapped at Los Angeles in 1971.
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San Jacinto
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United States Navy
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Saipan
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped in 1976.
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Saipan
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United States Navy
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Saipan
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Did not see WWII service. Scrapped in 1980.
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Wright
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