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RANGER (CV 61)
(ex-CVA 61)
MULTI-PURPOSE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
UIC: 03361
Class: CV 59 Fleet: Pacific
Status: Stricken, on donation hold as a museum and memorial
Date status changed: 03/08/2004
Berth: NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Bremerton, WA
Planned Disposition: ON DONATION HOLD AS A MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL
Maintenance Category: X
Force: MARAD

Builder: NEWPORT NEWS/NEWPT
Delivery Date: 08/01/1957
Award Date: 02/01/1954
Keel Date: 08/02/1954
Commission Date: 08/10/1957
Launch Date: 09/29/1956
Decommission Date: 07/10/1993
Years from Commission to Decommission: 35.9
Stricken Date: 03/08/2004

Overall Length: 1067 ft
Waterline Length: 990 ft
Extreme Beam: 270 ft
Waterline Beam: 130 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft: 41 ft
Draft Limit: 37 ft
Light Displacement: 60787 tons
Full Displacement: 81003 tons
Dead Weight: 20216 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 4
Propulsion Type: Steam Turbines
Accommodations: Officers: 545 Enlisted: 5028


Custodian: NAVSEA INACTIVE SHIPS ON-SITE MAINTENANCE OFFICE, BREMERTON, WA

No changes to this information were reported since 07/26/2004