Three ships of the
United States Navy
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have been named USS ''Coral Sea'', commemorating the
Battle of the Coral Sea during
World War II
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. All three were aircraft carriers. Of the three vessels, only one retained the name through its career.
* was an
escort aircraft carrier
The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (U.S. hull classification symbol CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the United States Navy (USN) or "Woolworth Carrier" by the Royal Navy, was a small and slow type of aircraft ...
named ''Alikula Bay'' during construction, renamed ''Coral Sea'' just before launching in 1943, and then renamed to ''Anzio'' a year later. It was finally decommissioned in 1946.
* was originally christened USS ''Coral Sea'', but was renamed nine days after being launched in 1945. It was decommissioned in 1977. Its sister ship (below) was under construction and inherited the ''Coral Sea'' name.
* was an
aircraft carrier in service from 1946 to 1990, including nearly a decade of action in the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...
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United States Navy ship names