USS Princeton (CVL-23) USS Princeton (CVL-23)




Specifications USS Princeton (CVL-23)
Laid Down June 2, 1941 as USS Tallahassee (CL-61)
Launched December 6, 1942
Commissioned February 25, 1943
Decommissioned October 24, 1944
Stricken October 24, 1944
Final Fate Damaged at Battle of Leyte Gulf, scuttled October 24, 1944
Waterline Length 600 feet
Overall Length 622 feet
Beam 71.5 feet
Draft 20 feet
Full Load Displacement 15,200 tons
Standard Displacement 11,000 tons
Maximum Speed 32 knots
Aircraft 45
Navy Crew 1500 (includes air wing)
Air Wing
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