Ship Class: USS Saipan

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Ship Class	USS Saipan


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Ship	USS Saipan USS Wright


Ship Type	Aircraft Carrier
Lifts	2
Catapults	2
Aircraft Carrier Type	Light Fleet
Aircraft	48

Ship Classes
1)	2) 1: Developed By Country	3) 2: Flag	4) 1: First Laid Down
	United States		1944 Jul 10

Ship Classes
	Standard Displacement	Length Overall	Beam	Draught	Complement	Class Complement
	14 500ton	202.387m	23.368m	7.468m	1 553	3 106

Ship Classes
	Shafts	Main Engines	Max Speed	Machinery Type	Boilers
	4	120 000hp	33kt	Steam Turbine	4

Ship Classes
	Bunkerage	Range	Cruising	Cruising Endurance
	2 500ton	10 000mile	15kt	24.138day

Ship Classes
1)	2) 1: As Built Armament	3) 2:Aircraft Model	4) 3:Image	5) 2:Turret Model	6) 5:Image	7) 1: As Built Armour
	Aircraft 12 X US Grumman TBF Avenger	US Grumman TBF Avenger				6in Belt \| 3in Deck \| 2in Lower Deck
	Aircraft 18 X US Grumman F6F Hellcat	US Grumman F6F Hellcat
	Aircraft 18 X US Chance Vought F4U Corsair	US Chance Vought F4U Corsair
	Gun 5 X US 40mm 56cal Mark 2 And 4 Quad			US 40mm 56cal Mark 2 And 4 Quad
	Gun 10 X US 40mm 56cal Mark 1 Twin			US 40mm 56cal Mark 1 Twin
	Gun 32 X US 20mm 70cal Mark 2 4 5 6 10 Single			US 20mm 70cal Mark 2 4 5 6 10 Single

Ship Classes
	Number In Class	Built By Shipbuilder
	2	New York Shipbuilding

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