King Neptune was used to raise money for what escorts for "Essex"-class aircraft carriers?
King Neptune (pig): King Neptune (May 16, 1942 – May 14, 1950) was a pig used by a United States Navy recruiter to raise $19 million in war bonds (over $250 million in 2012 adjusted for inflation ) for the construction of the "Iowa"-class battleship "Illinois" between 1942 and 1946. Iowa-class battleship: The "Iowa"-class battleships were a class of six fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940 to escort the Fast Carrier Task Forces that would operate in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Iowa-class battleship:  Based on wartime experience, they were to serve as fast escorts for "Essex"-class aircraft carrier s.
"Iowa"-class battleships