    
Title: USS Ranger, August, 1961 Description: USS Ranger (CV-61; CVA-61) at sea in the Western Pacific; the 81,101-ton super carrier was the first carrier in the world laid down as an angled-deck ship, while its sister carriers, USS Forrestal (CV-59) and USS Saratoga (CV-60) were laid down as axial-decked ships and were converted for an angled deck while under construction; the Ranger was commissioned on August 10, 1957 and carried 70-90 Date: August 26, 1961 Category: World War II Keywords: aircraft, aircraft carriers, airplanes, aviation, U.S. Navy, U.S. warships, Vietnam War Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1980 x 1276 (2.53 MPixels) (1.55) Print Size: 16.8 x 10.8 cm; 6.6 x 4.3 inches File Size: 7.24 MB (7,589,874 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000010833 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
