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United States Pacific Fleet » USS Essex

Ship · United States · December 31, 1942 – June 30, 1969

American fleet carrier, lead ship of the class that formed the core of the fast carrier force.

Recorded for Pacific War.

Served with

Fast Carrier Task Force January 6, 1944 – September 2, 1945

Engagements 4

Operation Hailstone February 17–18, 1944
Battle of the Philippine Sea June 19–20, 1944
Battle of Leyte Gulf October 23–26, 1944
Operation Ten-Go April 7, 1945

Movements

Moved with Fast Carrier Task Force.

January 29, 1944 Strikes the Marshalls (TF 58) · map
February 17, 1944 Operation Hailstone at Truk (Operation Hailstone) · map
April 22, 1944 Covers the Hollandia landings · map
June 19, 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea (Battle of the Philippine Sea) · map
October 12, 1944 Strikes Formosa (TF 38) · map
October 24, 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf (Battle of Leyte Gulf) · map
January 12, 1945 Raids the South China Sea · map
February 16, 1945 First carrier raids on Tokyo (TF 58) · map
April 7, 1945 Sinks Yamato off Okinawa (Operation Ten-Go) · map
July 14, 1945 Strikes Honshu and Hokkaido (TF 38) · map
September 2, 1945 Tokyo Bay: Japan's surrender · map

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