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USS Coral Sea Tribute Site
USS Coral Sea Tribute Site
USS Coral Sea Tribute Site
Ships Specifications
USS Coral Sea Tribute Site

SPECIFICATIONS & FACTS 1947 1990
Length overall 968 feet 973 feet
Length of Flight Deck 932 feet -
Breadth at widest point 136 feet -
Extreme width of Flight Deck 113 feet -
Beam - 120 feet
Depth from centerline Flight Deck 84 feet -
Standard displacement 45,000 tons 67,000 tons
Full load displacement 60,000 tons -
Draft 35 feet -
Shaft horsepower 200,000 -
Rated speed in knots - over 33 knots 33 knots
Number of aircraft carried 125 66
Number of crew - over 3,500 -
Monthly payroll $1,650,000 -
Meals served each day - over - 14,000
Weight of steel hull at launching 30,000 tons -
Total weight at launching 42,462 tons -
Weld metal deposited 1,100,000 pounds -
Miles of firehose 300 -
Miles of welding 2000 -
Pieces of steel used in construction 216,000 -
Compartments and spaces 1,750 2,500
Number of telephones 2000 -
Number of loud speakers 600 -
Number of electric motors 2000 -
Number of electric lamps 11,500 -
Miles of tubing in boilers 230 230
Miles of electric cable 242 -
Miles of copper conductors 2,500 230
Number of electric water coolers 56 -
Length of shafting used 1/4 mile -
Equivalent locomotive power 140 -
Generate electricity for city population 1,000,000 -
Fuel oil carried would heat for one year 3,000 homes -
Evaporators capacity could supply 1,400 homes -
Number of drawings 5,600 -
Main Battery of 5in/54 guns 14 0
Number of 3in/50 guns 40 0
Number of 20mm guns 28 0
Phalanx CIWS 0 3