The Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
The Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)

The Essex-class aircraft carriers were designed with a deck-edge lift to carry ships from the hangar bay to the flight deck.

Length- 888 ft (855 ft 10 in for first 10 ships)
Beam- 93 ft
Draft- 29 ft
Displacement- 27,100 tons standard, 33,000 tons full load
Guns- 12 5-inch guns, 72 40mm AA guns, 52 20-mm guns in quadruple mounts
Aircraft- 100 (officially over 80)
Machinery- geared turbines, 4 shafts, 150,000 shp
Speed- 33 kts
Complement- 2,900