USS Wright (CVL-49)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Wright.

USS Wright (CVL-49) from early 1950s
History
United States
NameWright
NamesakeWright Brothers
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down21 August 1944
Launched1 September 1945
Commissioned9 February 1947
Decommissioned27 May 1970
ReclassifiedAVT-7 (1959), CC-2 (1963)
Stricken1 December 1977
Honors and
awards		National Defense Service Medal (2)
FateSold for scrap 1980
General characteristics
Class and typeSaipan-class aircraft carrier
Displacement14,500 tons
Length684 ft (208 m)
Beam
  • 76.8 ft (23.4 m) (waterline)
  • 115 ft (35 m) (overall)
Draft28 ft (8.5 m)
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement1,787 officers and enlisted
Armament40 × Bofors 40 mm guns
Aircraft carried50+ aircraft

USS Wright (CVL-49/AVT-7) was a Saipan-class light aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy, later converted to the command ship CC-2. It is the second ship named "Wright". The first Wright (AV-1) was named for Orville Wright; the second honored both Wright brothers: Orville and Wilbur.[1]

  1. ^ "Wright". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 25 October 2015.