File:USS Essex (CV-9) - January 1960.jpg

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DescriptionUSS Essex (CV-9) - January 1960.jpg	The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVA-9) takes spray over the bow while steaming in heavy seas. Essex, with assigned Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10), was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea from 7 August 1959 to 26 February 1960. A Grumman TF-1 Trader COD plane is readied for launch from the angled flight deck. Several Douglas AD-6 and AD-5W Skyraider and Douglas F4D-1 Skyrays are parked behind the island. An AD-5 (BuNo 132463) assigned to United States Fleet Activities Naples, Italy, is parked on the elevator.
Date	12 January 1960
Source	Official U.S. Navy photo NH 98517 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author	USN


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current	23:06, 6 March 2015	4,816 × 3,749 (8.64 MB)	Julian Herzog	Proposed change with brighter water, some scratches removed
	16:56, 26 February 2015	4,816 × 3,749 (7.87 MB)	Cobatfor	new NHHC photo
	12:43, 4 April 2005	740 × 589 (137 KB)	W.wolny

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Image title	Takes spray over the bow while steaming in heavy seas, 12 January 1960. Note S2F type airplane at the rear of the flight deck, with its engines turning. Other planes visible, amidships, include AD and F4D types. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
Short title	USS Essex (CVA-9)
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
Vertical resolution	240 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Windows)
File change date and time	23:58, 6 March 2015
Exif version	2.3
Unique ID of original document	B660CC9E86551783BE7AD2C045602E1D
Date metadata was last modified	00:58, 7 March 2015
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