File:USS Essex (CVA-9) underway in heavy seas, 12 January 1960 (NH 98517).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVA-9) takes spray over the bow while steaming in heavy seas, 12 January 1960. Essex, with assigned Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10), was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea from 7 August 1959 to 26 February 1960. A Grumman TF-1 Trader COD plane is readied for launch from the angled flight deck. Several Douglas AD-6 and AD-5W Skyraider and Douglas F4D-1 Skyrays are parked behind the island. An AD-5 (BuNo 132463) assigned to United States Fleet Activities Naples, Italy, is parked on the elevator.
After returning from this deployment, Essex was redesignated as an Anti-Submarine Warfare Support Aircraft Carrier (CVS) on 8 March 1960.
Date 12 January 1960
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 98517
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 98517

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current23:06, 6 March 2015Thumbnail for version as of 23:06, 6 March 20154,816 × 3,749 (8.64 MB)Julian HerzogProposed change with brighter water, some scratches removed
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