National Historic Landmark · light aircraft carrier · New Orleans, Louisiana

USS Cabot (CVL-28)

Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the US Navy. A National Historic Landmark. The Register record carries no listing date for it.

National Historic Landmark
40 mm Bofors twin mount on USS Cabot (CVL-28) in 199080-G-263251 (28653505751)80-G-263270 (28698431566)80-G-263276 (28697622586)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

USS Cabot (CVL-28/AVT-3) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, the second ship to carry the name, after the explorer John Cabot. Cabot was commissioned in 1943 and served until 1947. She was recommissioned as a training carrier from 1948 to 1955. From 1967 to 1989, she served in Spain as Dédalo. After attempts to preserve her failed, she was scrapped in 2002.

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The record

Property typeStructure
AddressFoot of Jackson St., New Orleans, LA
ParishOrleans Parish
Reference number90000334
Type of placelight aircraft carrier
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structure

Visiting

AddressFoot of Jackson St., New Orleans, LA
Coordinates29.9228° N, 90.0701° W · Directions ↗
Also in New Orleans210 listed places in New Orleans → · walking tour →
Nearest national park unitNew Orleans Jazz National Historical Park · 3 miles · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Questions people ask

Where is USS Cabot (CVL-28)?

Foot of Jackson St., New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The nearest national park unit is New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 3 miles away.

Source: New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Is there cell service at USS Cabot (CVL-28)?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 90000334. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.