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[Aerial view of USS Essex and other ship] (Item)

Aerial photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) and an unidentified ship in open water, circa 1940s-1950s

[Damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft about to be dropped overboard] (Item)

Photograph of a damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (tail number 46) about to be dropped overboard, USS Essex (CV-9), 1944. Caption: "'Tilley' on #2 elevator will drop damaged F6F over side. Essex -- 1944."

[Servicemen manning 5-inch artillery guns on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen manning 5-inch artillery guns on the USS Essex (CV-9), Japan, February 1945. The caption notes that this image was taken during the first carrier strike against Tokyo. Caption: "Feb. 12, 1945 -- Day of first carrier strikes on Tokyo."

[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft in flight above Task Force 38.3] (Item)

Photograph of two Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (fuselage designations 308 and 315) of Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, in flight above Task Force 38.3, July 1945. The USS Essex (CV-9) is visible in the center of the image.Caption: "SB2C's of AG-83 fly over task force 38.3 They will land on Essex seen in center of picture. July, 1945."

[Kamikaze aircraft diving on USS Cabot] (Item)

Photograph of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft diving on the USS Cabot (CVL-28), May 14, 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Caption: "May 14, 1945, about 100 miles east of Kyushu. Essex bow 44mm quad mount firing at kamakazi [sic] diving on U.S.S. Cabot (CVL-28). Jap plane is 3 1/8" from left and 2 5/16" from top of picture. Cabot is partially obscured do to smoke from its AA guns."

[Japanese torpedo aircraft making attack run on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Japanese torpedo aircraft making an attack run on the USS Essex (CV-9), October 14, 1944. The caption notes that the image was taken through the porthole of the Essex's photography lab.Caption: "Jap torpedo plane making run on Essex. Dusk. Oct. 14, 1944, 60 to 75 miles east of Formosa. Picture taken thru photo lab porthole."

[USS Gridley alongside USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of the USS Gridley (DD-380) alongside the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Caption: "U.S.S. Gridley (DD-380) / Craven-class destroyer built in 1935 by Bethleham [Bethlehem] Shipbuilding, Quincy, MA. Picture taken in Pacific in 1944."

[General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft landing on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Navy General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft (nose number 411) landing on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Caption: "Avenger (torpedo bomber) landing on Essex 1944."

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft landing on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft of Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, landing on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Caption: "AG-83 Hellcat landing on Essex."

[Japanese torpedo bomber aircraft flying toward the USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Japanese torpedo bomber aircraft flying toward the USS Essex (CV-9), October 14, 1944. The USS Massachusetts (BB-59) is visible in the background. Caption: "Oct. 14, 1944 -- 60-70 miles east of Formosa. Dusk. Essex under attack by Jap torpedo planes. Ship in distance is U.S.S. Massachusetts (BB-59)."

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