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• The first Essex was a 32-gun sailing frigate launched in 1799, one of the heroes of the War of 1812.

• The second Essex was an ironclad steamer in the American Civil War.

• The third Essex was a wooden screw steamer launched in 1876, one of the last ships of the " Old Navy".

• The fourth Essex (CV-9) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1942Events January January 1 World War II: The word " United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. January 5 Amy Johnson disappears in flight over River Thames estuary ass (as the first of the Essex classThe United States Navy's ten aircraft carriers of the Essex class with the thirteen directly-related Ticonderoga class carriers (often these are classified as Essex class vessels and their development was intertwined with the Essex class) and the Oriskany) and active in World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough, the Korean WarThe Korean War from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between communist North Korea and anti-communist South Korea. It was also a proxy war between the United States and the Soviet Union. The principal combatants were North and South Korea., and Project ApolloFor other meanings, see Apollo (disambiguation). Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the United States of America using the Apollo spacecraft, conducted during the years 1961- 1972. It was devoted to the goal of landing, finally decommissioning in 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i.

• The fifth Essex (LHD-2)USS Essex (LHD-2 is a Wasp class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1992. Essex conducted an arduous and highly successful training program, leading to her maiden deployment in October 1994. With the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations is an amphibious assault shipThe amphibious assault ships usually shortened to amphibs denotes a range of classes of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory by an amphibious assault. The largest fleet of these types is operated by the United States Navy. commissioned 1992 and on active service in 2003.