independence_(azur_lane)
Azur Lane's personification of the US Navy light aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVL-22).
Character design by Atdan, voiced by Yamazaki Haruka.
h4. Appearance
In-game, she is depicted with long brown hair tied in a low ponytail, with red eyes. She wears a sleeveless grey jacket, black skirt, blue coat, red gloves, tricolor (mostly blue) thighhighs, and red rudder footwear.
She is also shown holding a large ]] and a ">quiver, with her real-life bridge, crane, and spliced flight deck integral with the bow.
h4. History
In real life, she was originally built as the -class light cruiser USS Amsterdam (CL-59), she was ordered converted into a light carrier in the first half of 1942 amid the urgency for carriers in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. Commissioned in early January 1943, her first combat stint was a large airstrike on Rabaul in November aided by ,_
Seeing service in Leyte Gulf and Okinawa, she was decommissioned in mid-1946 after being subjected to nuclear tests in Operation Crossroads alongside Saratoga. Highly radioactive, she was finally scuttled in 1951 off California.
h4. Skins
* Transfer Student From Afar
* The Independent Line
* Liberty and Leisure
* The Tailwind of Opportunity
h4. Independence-class light carriers
* Independence (CVL-22)
* Princeton (azur lane) (CVL-23)
* Langley (CVL-27)
* Bataan (azur lane) (CVL-29)
* San Jacinto (Azur Lane) (CVL-30)
h5. Cleveland-class light cruisers
* Cleveland (Azur Lane) (CL-55)
* Columbia (Azur Lane) (CL-56)
* Montpelier (Azur Lane) (CL-57)
* Denver (Azur Lane) (CL-58)
* Birmingham (Azur Lane) (CL-62)
* Biloxi (azur lane) (CL-80)
* Houston (CL-81)
h4. External links
* Wikipedia: USS Independence