Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

USS Coral Sea pictured at Pearl Harbor January 16th 1965.

Nice shot Brian , thanks , she certainly looks a smartly turned out ship

WESTPAC '65....USS Coral Sea.

Nice "mid-life" photos - now lets see the beginning & end:

USS Coral Sea CVB-43 11 Feb 1948 - Corsairs, Skyraiders, and a trio of Grummans:

USS Coral Sea CV-43 moored in Benidorm Spain 1988 - Hornets, Intruders, & a trio of Hawkeyes:

Blackbat242 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2019 6:44 am Nice "mid-life" photos - now lets see the beginning & end:

USS Coral Sea CVB-43 11 Feb 1948 - Corsairs, Skyraiders, and a trio of Grummans:

USS Coral Sea CV-43 moored in Benidorm Spain 1988 - Hornets, Intruders, & a trio of Hawkeyes:

Jon, those two images clearly reflect the great contrast that was brought about over the course of those intervening decades.

Well, here is the ending, underway............. DFO

USS Coral Sea pictured on sea trials off Hampton Roads,December 10th 1947.

Grumman F9F Panthers....USS Coral Sea,Atlantic,October 1953.

Midway Class Carrier USS Coral Sea pictured during her SCB 110A refit at Puget Sound Navy Yard on February 12th 1959.

USS Coral Sea pictured at Pearl Harbor on April 18th 1963.