Displacement:
27,100 tons standard; 36,200 tons full load
Dimensions
(wl):
820' x 93' x 28.3' (full
load) / 249.9 x 28.3 x
8.6 (full load) meters
Dimensions
(max.):
872' x 147.5' / 265.8 x 45 meters
Armor:
4"-2.5" belt; 1.5" hangar & protective deck(s); 4" bulkheads;
1.5"
STS (top, side of pilot house); 2.5" (top) steering gear
Power
plant:
8 boilers (565 psi, 850°F); 4 steam turbines; 4 shafts; 150,000
shp
(design)
Speed:
32.7 knots
Endurance
(design):
20,000 nautical miles 15 knots
Armament:
4 twin & 4 single 5"/38 gun mounts; 8 quad 40-mm/56-cal gun
mounts;
46 single 20-mm/70-cal guns mounts
Aircraft:
91 (Air Group 5, October–December 1943)
Aviation
facilities:
1 deck-edge, 2 centerline elevators; 2 H4B hydraulic catapults (1
flight deck, 1 hangar deck)
Crew:
2,600+ (ship's company + air wing, as designed)
(After
SCB-27A, 1953)
Displacement:
33,100 tons standard; 40,130 tons full load
Dimensions
(wl):
820' x 101' x 29.3' (full
load) / 249.9 x 30.8 x
8.9 (full load) meters
Dimensions
(max.):
899' x 152' / 274 x 46.3 meters
Armor:
belt replaced by blister with 60-lb STS
Power
plant:
(as above)
Speed:
32.2 (max) / 30 (sust) knots
Endurance
(design):
n/a
Armament:
8 single 5"/38 gun mounts; 14 twin 3"/50 gun mounts
Aircraft:
70+
Aviation
facilities:
1 deck-edge, 2 centerline elevators; 2 H8 hydraulic catapults (flight
deck)
Crew:
circa 2,900 (ship's company + air wing)
(After
SCB-125; as a CVS, in 1968)
Displacement:
40,600 tons full load
Dimensions
(wl):
820' x 101' x 31' (full
load) / 249.9 x 30.8 x
9.4 (full load) meters
Dimensions
(max.):
890' x 196' / 271.3 x 59.7 meters
Armor:
(as above)
Power
plant:
(as above)
Speed:
30.2 (sust) knots
Endurance
(design):
n/a
Armament:
4 single 5"/38 gun mounts
Aircraft:
circa 50 (CVS role)
Aviation
facilities:
2 deck-edge, 1 centerline elevators; 2 H8 hydraulic catapults (flight
deck)
Crew:
3,300+ (ship's company + air wing)
