USS Coral Sea was laid down on 10 July 1944 as the third ship of the Midway-class aircraft carriers by New York Navy Yards. Like the her two sister ships, USS Midway (CV-41) and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), she was not completed in time to see service in World War II. Commissioned on 1 October 1947, she was the second longest serving aircraft carrier in the US Navy, operating until being decommissioned and cannibalized for parts for USS Midway in 1990. Her remnants were finally scrapped on 8 September 2000.
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| - USS Coral Sea was laid down on 10 July 1944 as the third ship of the Midway-class aircraft carriers by New York Navy Yards. Like the her two sister ships, USS Midway (CV-41) and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), she was not completed in time to see service in World War II. Commissioned on 1 October 1947, she was the second longest serving aircraft carrier in the US Navy, operating until being decommissioned and cannibalized for parts for USS Midway in 1990. Her remnants were finally scrapped on 8 September 2000.
- USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43), a Midway-class aircraft carrier, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea. She earned the affectionate nickname "Ageless Warrior" through her long career. Initially classified as an aircraft carrier with hull classification symbol CV-43, the contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding of Newport News, Virginia on 14 June 1943. She was reclassified as a "Large Aircraft Carrier" with hull classification symbol CVB-43 on 15 July 1943. Her keel was laid down on 10 July 1944. She was launched on 2 April 1946 sponsored by Mrs. Thomas C. Kinkaid, and commissioned on 1 October 1947 with Captain A.P. Storrs III in command.
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| - USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43), a Midway-class aircraft carrier, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea. She earned the affectionate nickname "Ageless Warrior" through her long career. Initially classified as an aircraft carrier with hull classification symbol CV-43, the contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding of Newport News, Virginia on 14 June 1943. She was reclassified as a "Large Aircraft Carrier" with hull classification symbol CVB-43 on 15 July 1943. Her keel was laid down on 10 July 1944. She was launched on 2 April 1946 sponsored by Mrs. Thomas C. Kinkaid, and commissioned on 1 October 1947 with Captain A.P. Storrs III in command. Before 8 May 1945, the aircraft carrier CVB-42 had been known as USS Coral Sea; after that date, CVB-42 was renamed in honor of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the late President, and CVB-43 was named Coral Sea.
- USS Coral Sea was laid down on 10 July 1944 as the third ship of the Midway-class aircraft carriers by New York Navy Yards. Like the her two sister ships, USS Midway (CV-41) and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), she was not completed in time to see service in World War II. Commissioned on 1 October 1947, she was the second longest serving aircraft carrier in the US Navy, operating until being decommissioned and cannibalized for parts for USS Midway in 1990. Her remnants were finally scrapped on 8 September 2000.
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