USS Monterey (CVL-26)
Independence-class aircraft carrier
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USS Monterey (CVL-26) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, in service during World War II and used in training for several years thereafter. Wikipedia
Launched: February 28, 1943
Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Length: 622′
Construction started: December 29, 1941
Aircraft carried: 45
Armament: 26 × Bofors 40 mm guns, 20 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons