USS Princeton was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named fo
USS Princeton underway in 1965
Princeton off Qingdao, China, in 1948.
HSS-1 Seabat onboard Princeton in 1959
General William Westmoreland, Commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, with Captain Paul J. Knapp (USN) and a pair of ARVN generals, aboard Princeton, November 1964.
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 Princeton (CV-37)
…USS Princeton (CV/CVA/CVS-37, LPH-5) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was…
USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) underway in 1955
1941 design plans for the Essex class.