PICTURES -> 1950's - Pg. 7
~SCB-110A Overhaul~
USS Coral Sea was put out of commission on May 24, 1957 to undergo an extensive 33 month overhaul and modernization (SCB-110A) at Puget Sound Naval Ship Yard, Bremerton, Washington. The modifications included adding a huricane bow, angle deck, elevators, catapults, electronics, habitability and much more. The USS Coral Sea was recommissioned on January 25, 1960.
Page last updated on Sep 27, 2021.
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May 1957 - Port side 7.6 inch armor belt plating is removed from the ship during overhaul.
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May 1957 - Port side 7.6 inch armor belt plating is removed from the ship during overhaul.
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Jun 1957 - USS Coral Sea CVA-43 has just begun its extensive overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Other carriers in the shipyard in the background are USS Midway CVA-41 and USS Shangri La CVA-38.
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Sep 1957 - USS Coral Sea CVA-43 - I was on the Midway which had just finished a 2 year overhaul when I took this photo of the Coral Sea in dry-dock.
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Nov 1957 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Feb 1, 1958 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Feb 3, 1958 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Feb 3, 1958 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Jul 31, 1958 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) during her SCB-110A modernisation at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Washington (USA), in July 1958. The new hurricane bow is almost complete, You can see the angle deck starting to take shape, PRI-FLY has been added to the stack.
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Jul 31, 1958 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Jul 31, 1958 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Feb 3, 1959 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Feb 12, 1959 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Feb 12, 1959 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Mar 1959 - Top of the mast being lowered in to place as USS Coral Sea CVA-43 nears completion of her three year extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Apr 1959 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Aug 13, 1959 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Aug 13, 1959 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Aug 13, 1959 - USS Coral Sea undergoing extensive overhaul SCB-110A at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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