USS_Coral_Sea_(CVB-43)_underway_at_sea_on_11_February_1948_(NNAM.1996.488.120.007).jpg
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Summary
| Description | The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) during her shakedown cruise in 1948. As shown in this photo Coral Sea was completed with 14 - rather than 18 - 5"(12.7 cm)/54 guns as compared to her sister ships Midway and Franklin D. Roosevelt . The various Douglas AD Skykraider and Vought F4U Corsair aircraft were probably of Carrier Air Group 5 (CVBG-5). |
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| Source | Official U.S. Navy photograph NH 97648 , from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. NNAM.1996.488.120.007 |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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