Independence ( USS Independence (CVL-22) ) is a light US aircraft carrier of the same name series.
| Independence carrier | |
|---|---|
| English USS Independence (CVL-22) | |
 Independence carrier, San Francisco, July 15, 1942 | |
| Service | |
 USA | |
| Ship class and type | light aircraft carrier type "Independence" |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Manufacturer | |
| Construction started | May 1, 1941 |
| Launched | August 22, 1942 |
| Commissioned | January 1, 1943 |
| Status | sunk on June 29, 1951 when testing new types of weapons |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 11,496 t standard 14 750 t full |
| Length | 189.74 m |
| Width | 33.27 m |
| Draft | 7.39 m |
| Booking | belt: 127 mm traverse: 127 mm deck: 51 mm |
| Engines | 4 Babcock-Wilcox water tube boilers General Electric Turbines |
| Power | 100,000 liters with. |
| Mover | 4 screws |
| Travel speed | 31.6 knots maximum |
| Navigation range | 8325 miles on 15 knots [1] |
| Crew | 2951 people |
| Armament | |
| Flak | 2 × 4 40mm Bofors 8 × 2 40mm Bofors 22 × 20 mm |
| Aviation Group | ( as of November 1943 ) 9 TBF "Evenger" torpedo bombers , 28 fighter F6F "Helket" |
Content
Creation History
Laid on May 1, 1941 as a Cleveland-type cruiser called "Amsterdam" ( English Amsterdam (CL-59) ). May 10, 1942 reclassified to an aircraft carrier and then renamed the "Independence". Launched on August 22, 1942. In the ranks from August 31, 1943.
Service history
World War II
Arrived at the theater of operations with the CVGL-22 air group. He participated in raids on the island of Minamitori (August 31, 1943), Wake Island (October 5-6, 1943), Rabaul (November 11, 1943). Provided landing on the Gilbert Islands (November 13–20, 1943).
November 20, 1943 was damaged by a torpedo dropped by a Japanese G4M "Betty" aircraft. The explosion occurred aft on the starboard side. Fodder machine and boiler rooms were flooded, the speed dropped to 13.5 knots. The crew lost 17 people killed and 43 wounded. Was sent to the US for repairs.
He returned in August 1944 with the air group CVGL-41. He provided amphibious assault on the Western Caroline Islands (August 28 - September 24, 1944), made a raid on the islands of Ryukyu , Formosa and Luzon (October 10-19, 1944). Covered landing operations (October 20 - November 27, 1944), participated in the battle of Leyte Gulf (November 23—26, 1944).
November 25, easily damaged due to the fall of the American aircraft.
He struck airfields on the Formosa, Ryukyu, Luzon, Indochina and Hong Kong islands (December 30, 1944 - January 22, 1945).
After replacing the air group (March 13, 1945, he took on board the CVGL-46) made a raid on Tokyo and the naval base of Kure (March 14-19, 1945). Then he participated in the bombing of Japanese airfields on the islands of Okinawa , Ryukyu and Kyushu (March 23-31, 1945), covering the landing operation on Okinawa (April 8 - June 13, 1945).
July 1, 1945 the replacement of the air group. CVGL-27 aircraft struck Tokyo, Kobe , Nagoya , Kure, Maizur , and Hokkaido (July 10-18 and July 24-30, August 9-15, 1945).
In all, during the war, fighters from the Independence shot down 78 Japanese aircraft.
Post-war time
It was withdrawn from the fleet on August 28, 1946. It was used as a target for testing atomic weapons in the Bikini Atoll . Remained afloat, in June 1947 towed to San Francisco .
Sunk June 29, 1951 when testing new types of weapons.
See also
- List of US aircraft carriers
- Aircraft carriers of type "Independence"
Notes
- ↑ Norman Friedman US Aircraft Carriers United States Naval Institute (1983) ISBN 0-87021-739-9 pp. 403
Literature
- Encyclopedia of aircraft carriers. Edited by A.Ye. Taras / Minsk, Harvest; Moscow, AST, 2002
- K Shant, K. Bishop. Aircraft carriers. The most terrible aircraft carriers of the world and their aircraft. Illustrated Encyclopedia / Translated from English. - Moscow: Omega 2006–256 p.
- Aircraft carriers of World War II. New Lords of the Oceans. //WITH. A. Balakin, A.V. Dashyan, M.E. Morozov. - M .: Collection, Yauza, 2006. ISBN 5-699-17428-1