USS Shangri-La: The Aircraft Carrier With the Funny Name

The aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CV or CVS-38) is a bit of an outlier in the U.S. Navy fleet. First off, what's with the name? Launched in 1944, the Shangri-La's life story bridges a transitional period of American history, when the victory and certainty of the World War II era gave way to a much more complicated military and political picture, marked by conflicts like Korea and Vietnam. How did this ship, named after a location in a fantasy novel, wind up moldering and forgotten in a shipyard in Philadelphia in the 1980s? This video will tell the story of this unique ship and a few of the people with whom she was associated. *Note, in the video I call it "CVN-38" when I should say "CVS-38." Sorry for the mixup! Free class on the Pearl Harbor attack: https://www.seanmunger.com/pearl-harb... My website: https://www.seanmunger.com My Ko-fi: https://Ko-fi.com/seanmunger My blog: https://www.gardenofmemory.net/ (Note, my Substack and Patreon are no longer active). Chapters: 00:00-01:52: Introduction 01:52-03:40: How The Ship Got Its Name 03:40-08:28: World War II 08:28-10:24: The Postwar World 10:24-12:00: Finding a Mission 12:00-14:41: Vietnam 14:41-17:32: Derelict 17:32-18:57: Legacy 18:57-19:41: Conclusion