Essex SCB-27C
Angled Deck Essex - Essex SCB-27C modernization added angled decks and steam catapults. Ultimate Essex configuration. 8 ships modernized 1955-1959. Extended service into 1990s.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 27066 t
- Displacement (full)
- 41900 t
- Length
- 872 ft
- Beam
- 92.8 ft
- Crew
- 2600
- Ships built
- 8 (conversions)
- Commissioned
- 1955-1959 (modernizations)
- Decommissioned
- 1970-1991
Performance
- Top speed
- 33 kn
- Range
- 20000 nm at 15 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- None (aircraft carrier)
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 2.5-4 inches
In-Game
- Tier
- T5
- Game power
- 146.16
- Research cost
- 80,388
- Credit cost
- 102,312
Notable
- Angled flight deck on Essex-class
- Steam catapults on Essex
- Enclosed hurricane bow
- Ultimate Essex configuration