Posted by John Corso on October 17, 2003 at 13:33:08:
USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-22)
(later CVL-22)
CLASS - INDEPENDENCE
Displacement 11,000 Tons, Dimensions, 622' 6" (oa) x 71' 6" x 26' (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/38AA (Removed after trials) 24 x 40mm, 22 x 20mm AA, 30 Aircraft.
Armor, None" Belt, 2" Decks, 1/2" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 100,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 31.5 Knots, Crew 1569.
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Operational and Building Data
Ordered as the Cleveland-class light cruiser Amsterdam (CL-59).
She was sunk by naval gunnery in January, 1951 off the California coast.