USS Independence (CV-62)

Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier

United States | 1959

"The USS Independence took part in the American involvement during the Vietnam War and saw service into the 1990s."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Independence (CV-62).

8 x Babcock and Wilcox boilers with 4 x Westinghouse geared turbines developing 280,000 horsepower to 4 x shafts.
Propulsion

33.0 kts
38.0 mph
Surface Speed

7,995 nm
9,200 miles | 14,806 km
Range

Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of USS Independence (CV-62).

5,360
Personnel
Complement

1,070.0 ft
326.14 meters
O/A Length

130.0 ft
39.62 meters
Beam

37.0 ft
11.28 meters
Draught

75,000
tons
Displacement

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of USS Independence (CV-62).

8 x 5" (127mm) /54 caliber Mark 42 guns (eventually removed).
2 x 8 NATO Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missile launchers.
3 x 20mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWSs)

Air Arm
Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of USS Independence (CV-62).

Between 70 and 90 fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. Types include fleet defense/interceptor, strike, electronic warfare, search and rescue, transport and patrol types.

Ships-in-Class (4)
Notable series variants as part of the USS Independence (CV-62) family line as relating to the Forrestal-class group.

USS Forrestal (CV-59); USS Saratoga (CV-60); USS Ranger (CV-61); USS Indpendence (CV-62)

Operators
Global operator(s) of the USS Independence (CV-62). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.

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