Warship Guide - USS Ranger CV 4

USS Ranger was a major stepping stone in the evolution of the aircraft carrier for the US Navy, as she was the first vessel designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier. Named in honor of the famous sloop of war of the Continental Navy, she was undersized and under-powered and viewed as too slow to serve with the Pacific Fleet's fast carrier task forces. Ranger was regulated to training and air support roles, which she fulfilled admirably while serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. She helped train and qualify thousands of US Naval Aviators, and in this role, she was as vital to the war effort as any other fleet carrier in the Navy’s inventory. She earned 2 battle stars for her service during World War 2.

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