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

Uss Cabot (cvl-28)

Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the US Navy in New Orleans, Louisiana. Added to the National Register in 2001, and a 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)
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What it is

Wikipedia · USS Cabot (CVL-28)

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

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressFoot of Jackson St., New Orleans, LA
CountyOrleans County
ListedJul 8, 2001
Reference number90000334
Type of placelight aircraft carrier
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

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AddressFoot of Jackson St., New Orleans, LA
Coordinates29.92281, -90.07011 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitNew Orleans Jazz National Historical Park · 3 mi · on Park Atlas
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. 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 description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.