Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category.
01 / Overview
Saipan-class aircraft carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1945–1947
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · WORLD WAR II
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationCVL
- Ship TypeLight aircraft carrier
- Builder / ShipyardNew York Shipbuilding Corporation
- Laid Down1944
- Launched1945
- Commissioned1946
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement14,500 t
- Full Load Displacement19,400 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)208.3 m
- Length (waterline)202.4 m
- Beam35.1 m
- Draft8.5 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement1,700
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Shaft Power89,484 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed33 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun Calibre40 mm
- Main Gun Count42
- Secondary GunsOerlikon 20 mm cannon
⬢Aviation3MOD.3
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft42
▲Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed2
- Retired2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1945Production started
- 1946Entered service
- 1947Production ended
81
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS RANKING Fleet Aircraft Carriers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
31FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS8WORLD WAR II · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS1317UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS54PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theFleet Aircraft Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
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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