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USS
Essex
was an
aircraft carrier
and the lead ship of the
Essex
class
built for the
United States Navy
during
World War II
. Commissioned in December 1942,
Essex
participated in several campaigns in the
Pacific Theater of Operations
, earning the
Presidential Unit Citation
and thirteen
battle stars
. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), and then eventually became an
antisubmarine aircraft carrier
(CVS). In her second career, she served mainly in the Atlantic, playing a role in the
Cuban Missile Crisis
. She also participated in the
Korean War
, earning four battle stars and the
Navy Unit Commendation
. She was decommissioned for the last time in 1969 and sold for scrap in 1975.
Photograph:
United States Navy
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