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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category.
01 / Overview
Independence-class aircraft carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1942–1943
Quantity
9
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · WORLD WAR II
16
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Ship TypeLight aircraft carrier
- Builder / ShipyardNew York Shipbuilding
- Laid Down1941
- Launched1942
- Commissioned1943
- Ships in Class9
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement11,000 t
- Standard Displacement11,000 t
- Full Load Displacement15,100 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)189.7 m
- Length (waterline)182.9 m
- Beam21.8 m
- Draft7.925 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement1,461
- Officers140
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power75,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed33 kn
- Cruise Speed15 kn
- Range23,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main GunBofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60
- Main Gun Calibre40 mm
- Main Gun Count26
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation4MOD.4
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft30
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Air-Search RadarSC radar
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status4MOD.4
- Completed9
- Planned9
- Lost1
- Retired8
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1942Production started
- 1943Entered service
84
years in service
1
years in production
9
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS RANKING Fleet Aircraft Carriers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
53FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS16WORLD WAR II · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS2227UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS10PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theFleet Aircraft Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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