WWII USS Essex Aircraft Carrier Track Chart of War Operations in WWII

Updated on October 23, 2025: This has been sold.

I've not seen anything like this "track chart" for USS Essex, the carrier that was basis for the "Essex" class of carriers.

It shows the path of the ship's travel and includes a key that identifies 73 events that took place along its route. Also includes photographs of the carrier in action.  

As you can tell from the photographs, it was once rolled, but it look pretty good framed and is priced modestly.

— Lee Wright | Founder

From Wikipedia:

"USS Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9) was an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the 24-ship Essex class built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in December 1942, Essex participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning the Presidential Unit Citation and 13 battle stars. Decommissioned shortly after the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), eventually becoming an antisubmarine aircraft carrier (CVS). In her second career, she served mainly in the Atlantic, playing a role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. She also participated in the Korean War, earning four battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation. She was the primary recovery carrier for the Apollo 7 space mission.

She was decommissioned for the last time in 1969 and sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for scrap on 1 June 1973."

Size: 34" x 11"

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