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 a carrier. An island superstructure was not included in the original design but was added after completion. Deemed too slow for use with the Pacific Fleet's carrier task forces against Japan,[1] she spent most of World War II in the Atlantic Ocean, where the German fleet, the Kriegsmarine, was a weaker opponent. Ranger saw combat in that theater and provided air support for Operation Torch. In October 1943, she fought in Operation Leader, air attacks on German shipping off Norway. By 1944, the Ranger was relegated to a training and aircraft ferry duties
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There are 6 ships in this file:
USS_Ranger42
USS_Ranger42_Full_Height
USS_Ranger43
USS_Ranger43_Full_Height
USS_Ranger44
USS_Ranger44_Full_Height