- USS Reprisal (CV-35)
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 July 1, 1944, at theNew York Naval Shipyard , ofNew York, New York . On August 12, 1945, when "Reprisal" was about half complete, construction was cancelled.In 1946, the hulk was launched without ceremony to clear the slipway, and was used in
Chesapeake Bay for various experiments, culminating on April 1, 1948, in explosives tests. Although inspected during January 1949 with a view to completing her as a CVA (attack aircraft carrier), the plan was dropped and "Reprisal" was sold on August 2, 1949, to theBoston Metals Corporation ofBaltimore, Maryland , and, in November 1949, broken up.See also
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List of aircraft carriers
*List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy References
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