USS Boxer (CV-21)
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USS Boxer was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, and the fifth ship to be named for HMS Boxer. She was launched on 14 December 1944 and christened by the daughter of a
USS Boxer in 1948
Boxer is launched, 14 December 1944.
North American FJ-1 Fury launches from Boxer in March 1948, the first time an all-jet aircraft was launched from an American aircraft carrier at sea.
Boxer loads USAF F-51 Mustangs at Alameda for the Korean theater, in July 1950.
Essex-class aircraft carrier
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The Essex class is a retired class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. The 20th century's most numerous class of capital ship, the class consisted of 24 vessels which came in "short-hull"
USS Boxer (CV-21)
…USS Boxer (CV/CVA/CVS-21, LPH-4) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, and the fifth ship to be named for HMS Boxer. She was launched on 14 December 1944 and christened by the…
USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) underway in 1955
1941 design plans for the Essex class.
Leyte underway in 1948
Yorktown at sea in 1943