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USS Reprisal (CV-35)
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The second USS Reprisal (CV-35) of the United States Navy
would have been an Essex-class fleet carrier
. Her keel was laid down on 1 July 1944 at the New York Naval Shipyard of New York, New York; however, on 12 August 1945, when Reprisal was about half complete, construction was cancelled due to an accident.
In 1946, the hulk was launched without ceremony to clear the slipway, and was used in Chesapeake Bay
for various experiments, culminating in explosives tests on 1 April 1948. Although inspected in January 1949 with a view to completing her as a CVA (attack aircraft carrier)
, the plan was dropped and Reprisal was sold on 2 August 1949 to the Boston Metals Corporation of Baltimore, Maryland, and in November 1949 was broken up.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
would have been an Essex-class fleet carrier
Essex class aircraft carrier
The Essex class was a class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, which constituted the 20th century's most numerous class of capital ships with 24 vessels built in both "short-hull" and "long-hull" versions. Thirty-two were originally ordered; however as World War II wound down, six were...
. Her keel was laid down on 1 July 1944 at the New York Naval Shipyard of New York, New York; however, on 12 August 1945, when Reprisal was about half complete, construction was cancelled due to an accident.
In 1946, the hulk was launched without ceremony to clear the slipway, and was used in Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
for various experiments, culminating in explosives tests on 1 April 1948. Although inspected in January 1949 with a view to completing her as a CVA (attack aircraft carrier)
Aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...
, the plan was dropped and Reprisal was sold on 2 August 1949 to the Boston Metals Corporation of Baltimore, Maryland, and in November 1949 was broken up.
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