Thursday, January 15, 2009

1942-1945 aircraft carrier uss enterprise





VT-6 TBDs on the USS Enterprise

the line drawing of uss enterprise cv6



U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise CV-6 was Launched in 1936, she was a ship of the Yorktown class, She participated in more major actions against Japan than did any other US ship during ww2
specification
Displacement: As built:
25,500 tons full load
1943
32,060 tons full load
dimension
Length: 827 feet
Beam: 114 feet
Draft: 25 feet
Propulsion: 9 boilers
4 Parsons geared turbines
120,000 shp (90 MW)
4 propellers

Speed: 32.5 knots (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Range: 12,500 nautical miles at 15 knots
Complement: 2,217 officers and men (1941)

Aircraft carried: 90 aircraft
Aviation facilities: 3 × elevators
2 × flight deck hydraulic catapults
1 × hangar deck hydraulic catapults




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