Keywords: Puget Sound mothballed carriers 1948.jpg Ships of the Bremerton Group U S Pacific Reserve Fleet at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Washington USA circa on 23 April 1948 There are six aircraft carriers visible front to back USS Essex CV-9 USS Ticonderoga CV-14 USS Yorktown CV-10 USS Lexington CV-16 USS Bunker Hill CV-17 and USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 in the background Three battleships and various cruisers are also visible Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-428000/80-G-428458 html 80-G-428458 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command ca 1948-04-23 USN File EssexClassCarriersMothballed jpg PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Essex CV-9 USS Yorktown CV-10 USS Ticonderoga CV-14 USS Lexington CV-16 USS Bunker Hill CV-17 USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in the 1940s Bremerton Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility |