Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CV-38 USS Shangri-La

• Essex class (long-hull) Fleet Carrier:
• Displacement: 34,800 tons
• Length: 888'
• Beam: 147'6"
• Draft: 28'7"
• Speed: 33 knots
• Armament: 12 5"/38, 18x4 40mm, 62 20mm, 103 planes (73 F6F or F4U, 15 SBC2, 15 TBM)
• Complement: 3,448
• Geared turbine engines, 4 screws, 150,000 shaft hp.
• Built at Norfolk Navy Yard, and commissioned 15 September 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Shangri-La
• USS Shangri-La Reunion Association

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