USS Ranger (CV-4) was an interwar United States Navy aircraft carrier, the only ship of its class. As a Treaty ship, Ranger was the first U.S. vessel to be designed and built from the keel up as …

In the United States Navy, these ships are designated with hull classification symbols such as CV (Aircraft Carrier), CVA (Attack Aircraft Carrier), CVB (Large Aircraft Carrier), CVL (Light …

Jan 11, 2022 · As the first and only ship of her class, USS Ranger (CV-4) —the first U.S. Navy ship designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier—was commissioned at the …

Dec 9, 2020 · USS Ranger (CV-4) was the first USN aircraft carrier designed as such. She was a relatively light Treaty ship, with a displacement of only 15,000 long tons (15,000 t), and in her …

The USS Ranger, CV-4, is the first US Naval vessel designed and constructed as an aircraft carrier. Authorized February 13, 1929, her keel was laid September 26, 1931 by the Newport …

Commissioned at Newport News, Virginia, on June 4, 1934, USS Ranger (CV-4) served in the Atlantic and Pacific and took part in Neutrality Patrols in the Atlantic before United States' entry...

Feb 20, 2025 · CV-4 was the first US warship designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier. Sponsored by Mrs. Lou Henry Hoover, wife of Herbert Hoover, the outgoing President …

Oct 2, 2019 · USS Ranger (CV-4) was the US Navy's first purpose-built aircraft carrier and saw extensive service during World War II.

The USS Ranger (CV-4) was the first ship in the United States Navy to be specifically designed as an aircraft carrier. It served during World War II and played a significant role in the...

The sixth Ranger (CV-4), the first ship of the Navy to be designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier, was laid down on 26 September 1931 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry …