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	Ship model USS Essex Limited Edition. Another wooden ship model from Handcrafted Model Ships.
		The first USS Essex of the United States Navy was a sailing frigate that participated in the Quasi-War with France, the Barbary Wars, and in the War of 1812, during which she was captured by the British (1814).
		Essex sailed in South Atlantic waters and along the coast of Brazil until January 1813 when Captain Porter undertook the decimation of English whale fisheries in the Pacific.
		Essex was repaired and taken into the Royal Navy as HMS Essex, and in 1833 served as a prison ship at Kingston, Ireland.
	www.handcraftedmodelships.com /uss-essex-ship-model.php (1064 words)

	USS Essex CV-9 History of
		Essex in TG 58.2 now joined with TG 58.1 and 58.3 to constitute the mostformidable carrier striking force to date, in launching an attack againstTruk (17 18 February) during which eight Japanese ships were sunk.
		During the remainder of the war she operated with TF 58, conducting attacksagainst the Tokyo area (16-17, and 25 February) both to neutralize the enemy'sairpower before the landings on Iwo Jima and to cripple the aircraft manufacturingindustry.
		Essex joined with the 2d Fleet and British ships in Atlantic exercisesand with NATO forces in the eastern Mediterranean during the fall of 1959.In December she aided victims of a disastrous flood at Frejus, France.
	www.multied.com /navy/Cv9Essex.html (969 words)

	USS Essex (LHD-2) - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		USS Essex (LHD-2) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1992.
		Essex participated in Exercises Sea Soldier and Red Reef, and participated in Military SALT and Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations with the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait.
		In the role, Essex participated in humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations in East Timor in October and November 2001 and Foal Eagle in Korea in 2002.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/USS_Essex_%28LHD-2%29 (380 words)

	USS Essex - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first Essex was a 32-gun sailing frigate launched in 1799, one of the heroes of the War of 1812.
		The third Essex was a wooden screw steamer launched in 1876, one of the last ships of the "Old Navy".
		The fourth Essex (CV-9) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1942 (as the first of the Essex class) and active in World War II, the Korean War, and Project Apollo, finally decommissioning in 1969.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/USS_Essex (182 words)

	Wikinfo \| USS Essex (1856)
		USS Essex was an ironclad river gunboat of the United States Army and later United States Navy during the American Civil War.
		On 23 July Essex unsuccessfully attacked the Arkansas at her moorings but was repelled by the Arkansas and the shore guns under whose protection the Arkansas lay.
		As Essex approached the steering mechanism of the Arkansas jammed and her crew was forced to scuttle her due to the presence of the Essex.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=USS_Essex_(1856) (496 words)

	USS Essex - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
		In 2167, the Essex was destroyed with all hands aboard by an electromagnetic storm in the atmosphere of an M-class moon of Mab-Bu VI.
		USS Essex is the name of the first ship for the Federation Campaign in the game Star Trek: Tactical Assault.
		It is most probably named after the World War II Aircraft Carrier, the most recent USS Essex, which was named after previous Essexes that were named after Essex County in Massachusettes which was in turn named for the county of Essex in England.
	memory-alpha.org /en/index.php?title=USS_Essex&printable=yes (369 words)

	USS Essex (CV-9) Details, Meaning USS Essex (CV-9) Article and Explanation Guide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The seventh USS Essex (CV-9) (also CVA-9 and CVS-9) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier, the lead ship of her class.
		Essex in TG 68.2 now joined with TG 58.1 and TG 58.3, to constitute the most formidable carrier striking force to date, in launching an attack against Truk (17-18 February) during which eight Japanese ships were sunk.
		Essex joined with the 2nd Fleet and British ships in Atlantic exercises and with NATO forces in the eastern Mediterranean during the fall of 1959.
	www.e-paranoids.com /u/us/uss_essex__cv_9_.html (1410 words)

	USS Essex (LHD 2)
		ESSEX is the second ship in the all new WASP (LHD 1) class of multipurpose amphibious assault ships and she is the fifth ship of the Navy to bear the name.
		After commissioning the ESSEX departed San Diego on her maiden deployment on October 25, 1994 during which, was a major participant in the withdrawal of the Multinational force from Somalia in Operation United Shield.
		In July 2000, ESSEX took part in the Navy's largest crew swap to date when she arrived in Sasebo, Japan to relieve the USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3) which was forward deployed to Sasebo since the fall of 1992.
	www.navysite.de /ships/lhd2.htm (746 words)

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		USS ESSEX is the 5th ship to bear the name dating back to the frigate which was...
		USS ESSEX was reclassified as CVA 9 on October 1, 1952, and on March 8,...
		This website is in honor of the USS ESSEX and the Airmen that served in her during the War in the Pacific 1943-1945.
	www.villacapodimonte.it /cerca/uss-essex.htm (347 words)

	USS Essex (CV 9)
		USS ESSEX was reclassified as CVA 9 on October 1, 1952, and on March 8, 1960, became CVS 9.
		USS ESSEX, en route to the United States, is struck by two heavy waves causing a radar mast to snap.
		USS ESSEX was launched 31 July 1942 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. sponsored by Mrs.
	www.navysite.de /cv/cv9.htm (1555 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Essex (CV 9)
		She deployed with TF 58 to support the occupation of the Marianas (12 June-10 August); sortied with TG 38.3 to lead an attack against the Palau Islands (6-8 September), and Mindanao (9-10 September) with enemy shipping as the main target, and remained in the area to supp ort landings on Peleliu.
		During the remainder of the war she operated with TF 58, conducting attacks against the Tokyo area (16-17, and 25 February) both to neutralize the enemy's airpower before the landings on Iwo Jima and to cripple the aircraft manufacturing industry.
		Essex joined with the 2d Fleet and British ships in Atlantic exercises and with NATO forces in the eastern Mediterranean during the fall of 1959.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv09-essex/cv09-essex.html (1232 words)

	USS Essex - Non-canon Star Trek Wiki - a Wikia wiki
		The USS Essex (NCC-1727), a Constitution-class heavy cruiser in service in the 23rd century.
		The USS Essex, an Akira-class starship in service in the 24th century.
		The USS Essex Prinn (NCC-9023), a Paine-class frigate in service in the early 24th century.
	startrek.wikia.com /wiki/USS_Essex (166 words)

	USS Essex (CV 9)
		USS ESSEX was reclassified as CVA 9 on October 1, 1952, and on March 8, 1960, became CVS 9.
		USS ESSEX, en route to the United States, is struck by two heavy waves causing a radar mast to snap.
		ESSEX in TG 68.2 now joined with TG 58.1 and 58.3, to constitute the most formidable carrier striking force to date, in launching an attack against Truk (17-18 February 1944) during which eight Japanese ships were sunk.
	navysite.de /cv/cv9.htm (1569 words)

	Air Group 4 - Book Reviews
		VF-4 (the "Red Rippers") flew the Hellcat from the USS Bunker Hill and the USS Essex, often using the plane as a fighter-bomber.
		The Tophatters began on the USS Langley and, as VB-4, served on the USS Ranger, USS Bunker Hill, and USS Essex during WWII.
		USS RANGER: The Navy´s First Flattop from Keel to Mast by Robert J. Cressman is an excellent comprehensive history of the USS Ranger.
	www.airgroup4.com /books.htm (555 words)

	USS Essex
		Congress was dismissed only a few days out, and Essex was obliged to continue her voyage alone, making her mark as the first U.S. man-of-war to double the Cape of Good Hope, both in March and in August 1800 prior to successfully completing her convoy mission in November.
		Essex sailed in South Atlantic waters and along the coast of Brazil until January 1813 when Captain Porter undertook the decimation of English whale fisheries in the Pacific.
		Essex was repaired by the British, sent to England, and in 1833 served as a prison ship at Kingston, Jamaica.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/Brigatines/Essex.html (556 words)

	USS Essex
		USS Essex (1799), eine Segelfregatte, Indienststellung: 1799, an Großbritannien verloren: 1814
		USS Essex (CV-9), ein Flugzeugträger, Indienststellung: 1942, Außerdienststellung: 1969
		USS Essex (LHD-2), ein amphibisches Mehrzweckeingreifschiff, Indienststellung: 1992
	www.adam-riese.de /USS_Essex.html (177 words)

	Torpedo Squadron Four - USS Essex Takes a Kamikaze
		Three other aircraft carriers were hit by kamikazes on the same day--the USS Intrepid, Hancock, and Cabot.
		The official records of the Essex shows that 15 men were killed and 44 were wounded.
		(9) The USS Essex: CV-9, U.S. Navy Publication.
	www.airgroup4.com /book/chapt-12.htm (1716 words)

	USN Ships--USS Essex (1861-1865)
		USS Essex, a 1000-ton ironclad river gunboat, was converted in stages from the steam ferry New Era.
		Renamed Essex soon thereafter, she received iron armor and other changes and was then actively employed in operations during early 1862, engaging Confederate gunboats near Lucas Bend, Missouri, on 11 January.
		Essex was formally transferred to the Navy in October 1862 and remained active on the rivers through the rest of the Civil War.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-e/essex2.htm (654 words)

	EarthCam - USS Intrepid Cam
		After a disappointing attempt to free the USS Intrepid from decades of Hudson River mud accumulation a month earlier, powerful tugs successfully eased the historic icon from its Pier 86 berth for its downriver journey to renewal Tuesday, December 5, 2006.
		In a dramatic moment the USS Intrepid unfurled its gigantic American flag in tribute as the tugs moved it past the Ground Zero shore point and later towed the carrier past the Statue of Liberty to Bayonne, NJ where it will be refurbished.
		It is classified, as an Essex class short- hull Fleet Carrier that is 898 feet long, weighs 42,000 tons and is equipped with 1,600 hatches and doors and 20,000 miles of electric cable.
	www.earthcam.com /usa/newyork/intrepid (380 words)

	USS Essex and AVG-83 Part One - History. By Mark Beckwith
		Following her shakedown cruise USS Essex (CV-9) sailed to the Pacific in May 1943.
		Essex with the rest of TG-58.2 now joined with TG-58.1 and 58.3 and launched an attack against Truk (17/18 February) during which eight Japanese ships were sunk.
		These attacks were only the beginning however; Essex and the rest of her group were to be key players in a far more important task beginning April 1, 1945 - Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa.
	www.clubhyper.com /reference/ussessexandavg83_1.htm (1630 words)

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		The Trumpeter Essex Class Aircraft Carrier kit is supposed to represent the lead ship of the class, USS Essex as she was commissioned in 1943.
		The trouble with this is that USS Essex did not have catapults installed on the flight deck till April 1944.
		USS Yorktown which was commissioned several months later, did have the exact configuration that this kit has.
	www.steelnavy.com /trumpeter_essex.htm (1981 words)

	DANFS: USS Essex (CV-9)
		Essex in TG 68.2 now joined with TG 58.1 and 58.3, to constitute the most formidable carrier striking force to date, in launching an attack against Truk (17-18 February) during which eight Japanese ships were sunk.
		In the fall of 1967 Essex participated as an anti-submarine carrier in the NATO exercises, "Strike Back," and in February 1968 deployed with the 6th Fleet until May when she shifted to the eastern Mediterranean.
		Essex joined with the 2d Fleet and British ships in Atlantic exercises and with NATO forces in the eastern Mediterranean during the fall of 1969.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/CV/cv9.html (1231 words)

	USS Essex Ship Log 2212.15
		The starship Essex was ordered to Rigel VII to escort a group of scientists to Starbase 2, where a commercial liner would take them to Earth.
		The USS Stewart, a Derf class repair tender, under the command of Cmdr. Downing was in the area as part of an organized search effort for the Essex.
		During its two week flight, the Essex learns of the artificial satellite discovered in the asteroid field that sent a subspace harmonic wave that overloaded the Essex's warp coil.
	www.geocities.com /ufc465537/campaign/logs/log221215.html (1711 words)

	USS Essex Civil War Union Navy River Gunboat
		USS Essex, a 1000-ton ironclad river gunboat, was converted in stages from the steam ferry New Era.
		Renamed Essex soon thereafter, she received iron armor and other changes and was then actively employed in operations during early 1862, engaging Confederate gunboats near Lucas Bend, Missouri, on 11 January.
		Essex was formally transferred to the Navy in October 1862 and remained active on the rivers through the rest of the Civil War.
	www.americancivilwar.com /tcwn/civil_war/Navy_Ships/USS_Essex.html (928 words)

	USS Essex Model Ship (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When Essex engaged H.M.S. Alert in the Atlantic on August 13, 1812, she won the distinction of being the first Yankee warship to capture a ship of the Royal Navy during the war.
		Finally, a British fleet was dispatched to pursue the Essex, catching up with her in the port of Valparaiso, Chile.
		During a ferocious storm, Essex lost her topmast, putting her at a serious disadvantage in the gun battle that was to follow.
	www.modelshipmaster.com /products/tall_ships/essex.htm (324 words)

	USS Essex (LHD 2)
		The highlight of the deployment came in January of 1995, when she left the Gulf to prepare for the complex task of covering the withdrawal of UN multinational force from Somalia in Operation United Shield.
		ESSEX participated in Exercises Sea Soldier and Red Reef, and participated in Military SALT and Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations with the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait.
		In the role, ESSEX participated in humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations in East Timor in October and November 2001 and Foal Eagle in Korea in 2002.
	www.aircav.com /dodphoto/Ships/LHD2-Essex.html (414 words)

	USS - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
		The Federation Starfleet used the "USS" prefix on the hulls of their starships and as part of a starship's title.
		USS was refferred to as standing for either "United Space Ship" (TOS: "The Cage", "Space Seed") or "United Star Ship." (TOS: "The Squire of Gothos", "Court Martial") This designation was used as early as 2167 on the Daedalus-class starship, the USS Essex.
		The use of USS for Earth starships was first shown in Star Trek: The Motion Picture in the drawing of the USS Enterprise (XCV 330) on display in the recreation deck of the refitted USS Enterprise NCC-1701.
	www.memory-alpha.org /en/index.php/USS (333 words)

	Untitled10 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The USS Abraham Lincoln Battle Group and USS Essex ARG will relieve the USS Independence CVBG and the USS Tarawa ARG, which have been forward deployed for the past five months to the Western Pacific, Indian ocean and the Persian Gulf.
		USS Abraham Lincoln is America's fifth Nimitz class aircraft carrier.
		USS ESSEX is one of the largest and most capable multi-purpose amphibious platforms ever built.
	www.laprensa-sandiego.org /archieve/june12/navy.htm (469 words)

	USS Duncan
		The actual sequence of events next is uncertain, but Lathrop surmises that power to the props was most likely reduced, causing Duncan to be pulled aft and under the upper structure of Essex.
		Duncan took on a sharp heel to starboard from the pressure of Essex on the port side.
		Then the cables either broke or were released and Duncan continued her grinding path along the starboard side of Essex," he continued.
	www.ussduncan.org /collide_page5.htm (537 words)

	USS Constitution model ships aka Old Ironsides. Our USS Constiution model ship is now available in 3 different sizes.
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