U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER SHIP HISTORY OF COMMISSION, SANK, INACTIVATION, IN COMMISSION IN RESERVE, SANK, INACTIVATIONM DECOMMISSIONING THE FIRST TIME, SOLD OR OUT OF COMMISSION IN RESERVE, ASSIGNED TO THE ATLANTIC OR PACIFIC RESERVE UNITS AND STRICKEN FROM THE NAVAL REGISTER (1920 to 1948)
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U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER NAME & HULL NO’S
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COMM
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SANK
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Inactivated, Decomm., In Comm. In Reserve, Out of Commission in Reserve or Stricken
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ATLANTIC or PACIFIC RESERVE UNITS
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Langley (AV-3), former, CV-1 & Jupiter (AC-3) Converted to CV-1 - 24/03/20 to 20/03/22 Renamed Langley
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07/04/13 Resd. 11/04/37
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*27/02/42)
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After 27/02/42(D/S)
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N/A
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fourth Lexington (CV-2), former CC 1
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14/12/27
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*08/5/42
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After 08/05/42(D/S)
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N/A
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third Yorktown (CV-5)
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30/11/37
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*07/06/42
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07/06/42(D/S)
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N/A
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eighth Wasp (CV-7)
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25/04/40
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*16/09/42
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15/09/42(D)
16/09/42(S)
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N/A
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seventh Hornet (CV-8)
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20/10/41
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*27/10/42
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26/10/42(D)
13/01/43(S)
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N/A
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fourth Princeton (CVL-23), former CV-23 & Tallahassee (CL-61)
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25/02/43
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*24/10/44
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24/10/44(D)
After 24/10/44(S)
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N/A
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seventh Essex (CV-9)
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31/12/42
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N/A
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03/09/45(I)
09/01/47 to 16/01/51(R)
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Bremerton Group
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Bunker Hill (CV-17)
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24/05/43
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N/A
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01/46(I)
09/07/47(D)
01/11/66 to 09/07/47(R)
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Bremerton Group
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Bataan (CVL-29), former CV-29 & Buffalo (CL-99)
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17/11/43
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N/A
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10/01/46(I)
11/02/47(D)
11/02/47 to 13/05/50(R)
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Philadelphia Group
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seventh Enterprise (CV-6)
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12/05/38
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N/A
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18/01/46(I)
17/02/47(D/S)
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Norfolk Navy Yard
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Hancock (CV-19), former fourth Ticonderoga
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15/04/44
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N/A
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29/04/46(I/D)
29/04/46 to 15/02/54(R)
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Bremerton Group
Seattle, Wa.
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second Langley (CVL-27), former CV-27, Fargo (CL-85) & Crown Point (CV-27)
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31/08/43
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N/A
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31/05/46(I)
11/02/47(D)
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Philadelphia Group
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fourth Yorktown (CV-10), former Bon Homme Richard
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15/04/43
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N/A
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21/06/46(#)
09/01/47(D)
09/01/47 to June 1952(R)
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Bremerton Group
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fifth Saratoga (CV-3)
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16/11/27
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+25/07/46
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+25/07/46
26/07/46(D)
15/08/46(S)
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N/A
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fourth Independence (CVL-22), former CV & light cruiser Amsterdam, CL-59
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14/01/43
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=01 & 25 07/46
29/01/51 Sunk as target
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28/08/46(D)
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San Francisco, Ca.
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sixth Ranger (CV-4)
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04/06/33
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N/A
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18/10/46(D)
29/10/46(S)
31/01/47 (SOLD)
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Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
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Bennington (CV-20)
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06/08/44
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N/A
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08/11/46(D)
08/11/46 to 13/11/52(R)
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Norfolk, Virginia
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Cowpens (CVL-25), former CV-25
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28/05/43
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N/A
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03/12/46(#)
13/01/47(D)
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Mare Island, Ca.
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fourth Ticonderoga (CV-14), former Hancock
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08/05/44
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N/A
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09/01/47(D)
09/01/47 to 31/01/52(R)
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Bremerton Group
Bremerton, Wa.
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second Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)
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26/11/44
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N/A
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09/01/47(D)
09/01/47 to 15/01/51(R)
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Generally inactive at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from 16 January 1946 until decommissioning at Seattle, Washington
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Belleau Wood (CVL-24) former CV & New Haven (CL-76)
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31/03/43
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N/A
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13/01/47(D)
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Alameda Naval Air Station
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eighth Hornet (CV-12), former Kearsarge
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29/11/43
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N/A
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15/01/47(D)
15/01/47 to 20/03/51(R)
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Pacific Reserve Fleet San Francisco
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second Cabot (CVL-28), CV-28 & former Wilmington (CL-79)
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24/07/43
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N/A
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Redes. CVL-28 15/07/43
11/02/47(D)
11/02/47 to 27/10/48(R)
Recomm. 27/10/48
27/10/48 to 21/01/55 (NAR)
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Philadelphia Group
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Monterey (CVL-26), former (CV-26) & Dayton (CL-78)
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17/06/43
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N/A
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11/02/47(D)
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Philadelphia Group
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second Lake Champlain (CV-39)
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03/06/45
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N/A
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17/02/47(D)
1947 to 1950(R)
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"Mothball Fleet" Norfolk, Virginia
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fifth Franklin (CV-13)
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31/01/44
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N/A
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17/02/47(D)
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Bayonne, New Jersey
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ninth Wasp (CV-18), former Oriskany
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24/11/43
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N/A
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17/02/47(D/R)
17/02/47 to 10/09/51(D/R)
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Atlantic Reserve Fleet
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second San Jacinto (CV-30), former Reprisal & light cruiser Newark (CL-100)
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15/10/43
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N/A
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01/03/47(D)
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San Diego, Ca.
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fourth Intrepid (CV-11)
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16/08/43
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N/A
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15/08/46(#)
22/03/47(D)
22/03/47 to 09/04/52(R)
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Pacific Reserve Fleet
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fifth Lexington (CV-16), former Cabot
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17/02/43
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N/A
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23/04/47(D)
Apr. 1947 to Aug. 1955(R)
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Bremerton Group
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Shangri-la (CV-38)
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15/09/44
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N/A
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07/11/47(D)
07/11/47 to 10/05/51(R)
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San Francisco, Ca.
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second Randolph (CV-15)
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09/10/44
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N/A
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25/02/48(D)
25/02/48 to 01/07/53(R)
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Philadelphia Group Philadelphia
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S - Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register (Navy List)
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* - SANK due to enemy action during WW II
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+ - SANK during Operation Crossroads
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# - In Commission in Reserve
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R – Out of Commission in Reserve
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I – Inactivated
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D – Decommissioned or Placed out of Commission
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Atlantic Reserve Fleet = Philadelphia Group Philadelphia at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Virginia and Bayonne, New Jersey
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Pacific Reserve Fleet = Alameda Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington, Mare Island and Bremerton Group at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington
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CV-22, CV-23, CV-24, CV-25, CV-26, CV-27, CV-28, CV-29 & CV-30 reclass. CVL before or after commission
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=Highly radioactive hulk of USS Independence (CVL-22) was assigned as a target vessel for the Bikini atomic bomb tests, she was placed within one-half mile of ground zero for the 1 July explosion. The veteran ship did not sink, however, and after taking part in another explosion 25 July was taken to Kwajalein and decommissioned 28 August 1946. The highly radioactive hulk was later taken to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and San Francisco, Calif. for further test after her final atomic bomb tests during Operation Crossroads at Kwajalein and was finally sunk in weapons tests off the coast of California 29 January 1951.
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Recomm. = Recommissioned
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NAR - Assigned to the Naval Air Reserve training program
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U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER SHIP HISTORY OF COMMISSION, INACTIVATION, OUT/IN COMMISSION IN RESERVE, DECOMMISSIONING AND MAJOR OVERHAUL SHIP HISTORY CARDS (1946 to 1948)
CV-17 Decommissioned in Reserve, berthed with the Bremerton Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet during 1947, Inactivated during 1946
CVL-29 (Light aircraft carrier), former CV & Buffalo (CL-99) Recommissioned during 1950, Decommissioned during 1947 and assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Inactivated during 1946
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SHIP
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COMM
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DATE
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INACTIVE
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DATE
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DECOMM (1st)
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DATE
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Bataan (CVL-29), former CV-29 & Buffalo (CL-99
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East Coast - Captain V. H. Schaeffer in command
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17/11/43
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Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group Philadelphia
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10/01/46(I)
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Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group Philadelphia
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11/02/47(D)
11/02/47 to 13/05/50(R)
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The 29thaircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down as Buffalo (CL-99) and under construction as a CVL 31 August 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; redesignated CV-29 and renamed Bataan 2 June 1942; keel was laid down as Buffalo (CL-99) at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, contract awarded 16 December 1940
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Redesignated CV-29 and renamed Bataan 2 June 1942
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Reclassified CVL-29 on 15 July 1943 (United States Navy light aircraft carrier)
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Launched 1 August 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. George D. Murray, wife of Rear Admiral Murray
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Assigned to "Magic Carpet" duty, received six battle stars during World War II
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CV-19 Recommissioned during 1950, Decommissioned and assigned to the Pacific Fleet Reserve at Bremerton, Washington during 1946
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SHIP
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COMM
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DATE
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DECOMM
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DATE
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Hancock (CV-19), former fourth Ticonderoga
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Norfolk Navy Yard - Captain Fred C. Dickey in command
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15/04/44
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entered the Pacific Fleet Reserve at Seattle, WA.
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29/04/46(I/D)
29/04/46 to 15/02/54(R)
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The 19th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was the lead ship of a class of modified 27,100-ton Essex class aircraft carriers, originally laid down as the fourth Ticonderoga 26 January 1943 at the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
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Launched on the East Coast 24 January 1944, sponsored by Mrs. DeWitt C. Ramsey, wife of Rear Adm. Ramsey, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics
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Awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and received four battle stars for World War II
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CV-40 underwent overhaul during 1946
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SHIP
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COMM
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DATE
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PSA
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DATE
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Tarawa CV-40
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East coat - Captain Alvin Ingersoll Malstrom in command
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08/12/45
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Norfolk, Va.
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30/04/46 to June 1946
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The 40th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down on 1 March 1944 at the Norfolk Navy Yard
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Lunched on 12 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Julian C. Smith (the wife of Lieutenant General Julian C. Smith, USMC, who commanded the 2nd Marine Division at Tarawa).
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Tarawa remained in the Norfolk area until 15 February 1946, when she sailed for shakedown training in the vicinity of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and returned briefly to Norfolk on 16 April, before visiting New York in the latter part of the month. She arrived at Norfolk once again on the 30th. From then until late June, the warship completed her post-shakedown overhaul. On 28 June, she exited Hampton Roads bound for the west coast. Tarawa transited the Panama Canal early in July and reached San Diego on 15 July 1946.
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Awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and received four battle stars for World War II
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CV-36 underwent overhaul from 1946 to 1947
CVL-22, former CV & light cruiser Amsterdam, CL-59 Decommissioned during 1946, Reclassified CVL-22 during 1943
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SHIP
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RECLASS
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DATE
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DECOMM
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DATE
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fourth Independence (CV-22), former Amsterdam, CL-59
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CVL-22
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15/07/43
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San Francisco, Calif.
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01 & 25 07/46
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The 22nd aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down in 1941 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey as a light aircraft carrier, lead ship of her class converted from cruiser hulls, originally light cruiser Amsterdam, CL-59
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Launched on 22 August 1942 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. Rawleigh Warner
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Commissioned on the East Coast on 14 January 1943, with Captain G. R. Fairlamb, Jr., in command
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Reclassified CVL-22 15 July 1943
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Received eight battle stars for World War II service
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=Assigned as a target vessel for the Bikini Atoll atomic bomb tests during Operation Crossroads and sailed on 2 May 1945 for Pearl Harbor to receive final instructions. On 29 May 1946, Independence arrived at Bikini Atoll for the atomic bomb tests during Operation Crossroads. Independence was placed within one-half mile of ground zero for the 1 July 1946 Bikini Atoll atomic bomb tests during Operation Crossroads. The explosion did not sink the ship, she was badly wrecked by the explosion, gutted by fire and further damaged by internal explosions at her position, while an Atomic air burst sank 5 ships. Repairs were made to keep the surviving ships afloat and a subsurface Atomic burst on 25 July 1946 sank 9 ships but the now highly radio-active, Independence survived to be used in research in subsequent years. Independence was towed to Kwajalein on 27 August 1946 as a result of her damage. The highly radioactive hulk of Independence was later taken to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and San Francisco, Calif. for further test after her final atomic bomb tests during Operation Crossroads at Kwajalein.
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CV-20 Recommissioned during 1952, Decommissioned during 1946
CV-12, former Kearsarge Recommissioned during 1952, Decommissioned and assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet during 1946
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SHIP
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OVERHAUL
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DATE
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DECOMM (1st)
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DATE
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eighth Hornet (CV-12), former Kearsarge
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Routed back to the Philippines and from there to San Francisco
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07/07/46 to 15/01/47
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Pacific Reserve Fleet San Francisco
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08/11/46(D)
08/11/46 to 13/11/52(R)
Norfolk, Virginia
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The 12th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was commissioned 29 November 1943, Captain Miles M. Browning in command; launched 30 August 1943 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia; sponsored by Mrs. Frank M. Knox, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; keel was laid down 3 August 1942, having been set down as Kearsarge under construction at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia, renamed in honor of the seventh Hornet (CV-8) that was sunk in the Battle of Santa Cruz on 26 October 1942
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Earned nine battle stars for her service in World War II, and was one of nine carriers to be awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, she was deployed 16 continuous months since her departure from Norfolk, Va. 14 February 1944
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“The second Wright (CVL-49) Decommissioned during 1947 and berthed with the Bremerton Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet, placed in commission in reserve during 1946
The Coral Sea (CVB-43), former CV-42 commissioned By Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia during 1947
SHIP
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LAUNCHED
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DATE
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COMM
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DATE
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Coral Sea (CVB-43), former CV-42
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By Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia
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2 April 1946
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By Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia
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01/10/47
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“The Coral Sea (CV-43), former CVA-43, CVB-43 & CV-42, the 43rd aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by Hull No. and in order of commission, the 45th, commissioning on 1 October 1947, with her 1st CO Captain A. P. Storrs, III, in command, and reported to the Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va., which was designated as her home port. The ship’s patch insignia in color, signal flag and radio call sign was issued by the U.S. Navy—BIG C, CORAL MARU, AGELESS WARRIOR—which was launched on 2 April 1946 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Va.; it was sponsored and christened by Mrs. Thomas C. Kincaid, wife of RADM Thomas Kincaid, who had commanded a cruiser division under RADM Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, a Coral Sea hero. While under construction, the unnamed (CV-42) was first named the Coral Sea, the 43rd aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy 10 October 1944; keel was laid down 10 July 1944 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Va.. It was originally classified as an aircraft carrier with hull classification symbol CV-42, then reclassified as a “Large Aircraft Carrier” (CVB-43) on 15 July 1943, while the contract to build her was awarded 14 June 1943” (Ref. 1-Coral Sea & 72). (NN&SB Hull #440)
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CV-9 Recommissioned during 1951, Out of Commission in Reserve while assigned to the Pacific Fleet Reserve, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington during 1947, Inactivated during 1945
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SHIP
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INACTIVATED
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DATE
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OUT OF COMM IN RESERVE
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DATE
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seventh Essex (CV-9)
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Pacific Fleet Reserve, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington
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03/09/45(I)
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Pacific Fleet Reserve, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington
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03/09/45(I)
09/01/47 to 16/01/51(R) at Bremerton, WA.
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The 9th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was the lead ship of her class under construction before WW II at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
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Launched Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., sponsored by Mrs. Artemus L. Gates, wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air
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Commissioned 31 December 1942, Captain Donald B. Duncan commanding
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Continued defensive combat air patrols until 3 September 1945 when she was ordered to Bremerton, Washington for inactivation; receiving the Presidential Unit Citation, and 13 battle stars for World War II service
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CV-31 Recommissioned during 1951, Decommissioned during 1947
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SHIP
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COMM
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DATE
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DECOMM
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DATE
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second Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)
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East Coast - with Captain A. O. Rule, Jr., in command
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26/11/44
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generally inactive at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from 16 January 1946 until decommissioning at Seattle, Washington
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09/01/47(D)
09/01/47 to 15/01/51(R)
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The 31st aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down 1 February 1943, at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, as a 27,100-ton Essex-class aircraft carrier built, the second United States Navy ship of that name, was named in honor of John Paul Jones' famous frigate, which he had named the French language equivalent of "Poor Richard," in honor of Benjamin Franklin's almanac of that name
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Launched on 29 April 1944 at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, sponsored by Mrs. J. S. McCain, wife of Vice Adm. McCain
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Received one battle stars for World War II service
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CV-11 Recommissioned during 1947, placed in Commission in Reserve, Decommissioned in Reserve and assigned to Pacific Reserve Fleet during 1946
CVL-25 (Light aircraft carrier), former CV, Decommissioned and assigned to the Pacific Fleet Reserve during 1947, placed in commission during 1946
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SHIP
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RECLASS
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DATE
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IN COMM IN RESERVE
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DATE
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DECOMM
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DATE
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Cowpens (CVL-25), former CV-25
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Hull Classifi-cation symbol CVL-25
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15/07/43
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Pacific Fleet Reserve -Mare Island
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03/12/46(#)
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Mare Island
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13/01/47(D)
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The 25th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down by New York Shipbuilding Corp., New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey , N.J. 17 November 1941
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Launched 17 January 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey , N.J., sponsored by Mrs. M. H. Spruance; daughter of Vice Admiral W. F. Halsey
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Commissioned 28 May 1943, Captain R. P. McConnell in command
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United States Navy light aircraft carrier
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Received Navy Unit Commendation and 12 battle stars for World War II service
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V-14, former Hancock Recommissioned during 1952, Placed out of Commission & Inactivated and assigned to the Pacific Fleet Reserve, Alameda Naval Air Station, Decommissioned during 1947
The fourth Yorktown (CV-10), former Bon Homme Richard berthed with the Bremerton Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet from 1946 to 1952, Decommissioned during 1947, Inactivated during 1946
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SHIP
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IN COMM IN RESERVE
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DATE
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DECOMM
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DATE
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fourth Yorktown (CV-10), former Bon Homme Richard
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Bremerton, Washington
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21/06/46(#)
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berthed with the Bremerton Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet
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21/06/46(#)
09/01/47(D)
09/01/47 to June 1952(R)
at Bremerton, Washington
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The 10th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down on 1 December 1941 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia as Bon Homme Richard, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
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Formerly Bon Homme Richard, renamed Yorktown on 26 September 1942 to commemorate her lost predecessor
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Launched on the East Coast 21 January 1943, Sponsored by Eleanor Roosevelt
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Commissioned on 15 April 1943 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Captain Joseph J. Clark in command
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Earned 11 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation during World World War II
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CVL-76, CV & former New Haven (CL-76) Decommissioned and assigned to the Pacific Fleet Reserve, Alameda Naval Air Station during 1947, Reclassified to Light aircraft carrier (CVL-24) during 1943
CVL-26 (Light aircraft carrier), former (CV-26) & Dayton (CL-78) Decommissioned and assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group during 1947, Reclassified to Light aircraft carrier during 1943
CVL-27 (Light aircraft carrier), former CV-27, Fargo (CL-85) & Crown Point (CV-27) Decommissioned during 1947 while assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Inactivated during 1946
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SHIP
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COMM
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DATE
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INACTIVE
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DATE
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DECOMM
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DATE
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Second Langley (CVL-27) former CV
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East Coast - Capt. W. M. Dillon in command
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31/08/43
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Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group
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31/05/46(I)
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Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group (1st
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11/02/47(D)
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The 27th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down as Crown Point (CV-27) by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey 11 April 1942; originally named Fargo (CL-85); originally ordered as the light cruiser; but by the time her keel was laid in April 1942, she had been redesigned as an aircraft carrier, using the original cruiser hull and machinery; an 11,000-ton Independence class aircraft carrier
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Reclassified CV-26 on 27 March 1942
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The Langley, originally named Fargo (CL-85), was renamed Langley 13 November 1942
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Launched at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey 22 May 1943
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Reclassified CVL-27, 15 July 1943 (United States Navy light aircraft carrier); built at Camden, New Jersey
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Received nine battle stars for World War II service in the Pacific
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CV-6 Decommissioned and Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register (Navy List) during 1947, Inactivated during 1946
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SHIP
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COMM
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DATE
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INACTIVATION
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DATE
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DECOMM (1st) & Struck from the Naval Vessel Register
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DATE
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seventh Enterprise (CV-6)
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East Coast - Captain N.H. White in command
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12/05/38
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Norfolk Navy Yard
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18/01/46(I)
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(Navy List) Norfolk Navy Yard
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17/02/47(D/S)
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The sixth aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down in 1935 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia
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Launched on the East Coast on 3 October 1936 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia, Sponsored by Mrs. Lulie Swanson, wife of the Secretary of the Navy
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The sixth aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, was commissioned 12 May 1938, Captain N.H. White in command
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Earned the Presidential Unit Citation, received the Navy Unit Commendation and 20 battle stars for World War II service; notable for launching the Doolittle Raid, as a participant in the Battle of Midway, and for action in the Solomons before being mortally wounded in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
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CV-39 Recommissioned during 1950, Decommissioned as of 1948, decommissioned during 1947
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SHIP
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COMM
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DATE
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DECOMM
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DATE
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second Lake Champlain (CV-39)
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East Coast – with Capt. Logan C. Ramsey in command
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03/06/45
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retired to the "Mothball Fleet" Norfolk, Virginia
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17/02/47(D)
1947 to 1950(R)
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The 34th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down in drydock by the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth Va. on 15 March 1943
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Launched by float 2 November 1944
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CV-13 remains Decommissioned as of 1948, Decommissioned during 1947
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SHIP
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COMM
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DATE
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DECOMM
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DATE
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fifth Franklin (CV-13)
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East Coast - with Captain James M. Shoemaker in command
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31/01/44
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Bayonne, New Jersey
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17/02/47(D)
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The 13th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down in 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Newport News, Virginia; nicknamed "Big Ben", was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, notable as the hardest-hit carrier to survive World War II
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Launched on 14 October 1943 at the Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia; Sponsored by Lieutenant Commander Mildred A. McAfee, USNR, Director of the WAVES
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Among the plankowners was a ship's band made up of drafted and enlisted professional musicians of the era, including Saxie Dowell and Deane Kincaide, assigned to Shoemaker by lottery
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Following the end of of WW II, Franklin was opened to the public for Navy Day celebrations and on 17 February 1947 was placed out of commission at Bayonne, New Jersey; taken in tow by Pittsburgh (CA-72) until she managed to churn up speed to 14 knots (26 km/h) and proceed to Ulithi and then to Pearl Harbor where a cleanup job permitted her to sail under her own power to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, arriving on 28 April; received four battle stars for World War II service
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CVL-30 (Light aircraft carrier), former CV, remains assigned to the Pacific Fleet Reserve at San Diego, Calif. as of 1948, Decommissioned and assigned to the Pacific Fleet Reserve during 1947
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SHIP
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LAUNCHED
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COMM
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DATE
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DECOMM
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DATE
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second San Jacinto (CV-30), former Reprisal & light cruiser Newark (CL-100)
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New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
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26/09/43
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East Coast - Capt. Harold M. Martin, in command
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15/10/43
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Pacific Reserve Fleet berthed at San Diego, Calif.
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01/03/47(D)
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The 30th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down as the light cruiser Newark (CL-100), on 26 October 1942 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
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The second San Jacinto redesignated CV-30 on 2 June 1942; laid down as the light cruiser Newark (CL-100), on 26 October 1942 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
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Reprisal was renamed San Jacinto on 30 January 1943, converted, while building, an Independence-class light aircraft carrier and reclassified as CVL-30
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Sponsored by Mrs. Jesse Jones
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Received five battle stars for World War II service
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CV-47 underwent overhaul during 1947
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SHIP
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COMM
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DATE
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PSA
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DATE
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Valley Forge (CV-45) and CVS-45
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East coast - with Capt. John W. Harris in command
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09/02/47
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Philadelphia for post-shakedown overhaul
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18/03/47 to 14/07/47
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The 45th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down on 7 September 1944 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, built with money raised by the citizens of Philadelphia in a special war bond drive
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Launched on 18 November 1945, sponsored by Mrs. A. A. Vandegrift, wife of the Commandant of the Marine Corps
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Following fitting out, the new carrier got underway on 24 January 1947 for shakedown training which took her, via Norfolk, to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the Canal Zone. She completed the cruise on 18 March and returned to Philadelphia for post-shakedown overhaul. The ship left Philadelphia on 14 July, headed south, and transited the Panama Canal on 5 August. She arrived at her home port, San Diego, on the 14th and joined the Pacific Fleet
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CV-16, former Cabot Recommissioned during 1955, Decommissioned and was assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Bremerton, Washington during 1947
CVA-48 underwent overhaul from 1947 to 1948
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COMM
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OVERHAUL
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) & Coral Sea (CVB-42)
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New York Naval Shipyard- with Capt. A. Soucek in command
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27/10/45
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Operated off the east coast until July 1947 when she entered Norfolk Naval Ship Yard for
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July 1947 to 13/09/48
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The 42nd aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down at the New York Naval Shipyard as Coral Sea (CVB-42) 1 December 1943
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Renamed 8 May 1945; named after Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Launched 29 April 1945 by New York Naval Shipyard as Coral Sea (CVB-42); sponsored by Mrs. John H. Towers, wife of the Deputy Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, named after Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Operated off the east coast until July 1947 when she entered Norfolk Naval Ship Yard for a prolonged overhaul, during which she received improvements to her equipment and facilities. On 13 September 1948, the carrier sailed from Norfolk for a second tour of duty with the Mediterranean forces, from which she returned 23 January 1949
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CVL-49 underwent overhaul during 1947
CV-25 Recommissioned during 1953, Decommissioned in Reserve and berthed at the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group Philadelphia during 1948
CVL-48 completed overhaul during 1948
CV-18, former Oriskany underwent Major Overhaul during 1948, Placed out of Commission in Reserve and assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet during 1947
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DECOMM
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MAJOR OVERHAUL
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DATE
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ninth Wasp (CV-18), former Oriskany
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while assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet
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17/02/47(D/R)
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Taken out of the reserve fleet and entered the New York Naval Shipyard for SCB-27A modifications and conversion to an attack aircraft carrier to enable her to accommodate the larger, heavier, and faster planes of the jet age
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summer of 1948 to 10 Sep. 1951
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The 18th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down as Oriskany on 18 March 1942 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Steel Company as an Essex-class aircraft carrier
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Renamed Wasp on 13 November 1942, in honor of her fallen predecessor CV-7
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Launched on 17 August 1943 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Steel Company, sponsored by Miss Julia M. Walsh, the sister of Senator David I. Walsh of Massachusetts
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Commissioned on 24 November 1943 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Steel Company, with Captain Clifton A. F. Sprague in command
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Placed out of Commission in Reserve on 17 February 1947 and assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet
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Actively involved in World War II, highlighted by the Battle of Leyte Gulf, she earned eight battle stars for her World War II service
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CVL-28 (Light aircraft carrier), former CV & Wilmington (CL-79) Recommissioned and assigned to the Naval Air Reserve Training Program during 1948, Decommissioned in Reserve and assigned to Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group Philadelphia during 1947
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SHIP
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COMM
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DATE
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DECOMM
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DATE
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RECOMM (1st)
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DATE
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second Cabot (CVL-28), CV-28 & former Wilmington (CL-79)
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New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
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24/07/43
Redes. CVL-28 15/07/43
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Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group Philadelphia
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11/02/47(D)
11/02/47 to 27/10/48(R)
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Assigned to the Naval Air Reserve training program
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Recomm. 27/10/48
27/10/48 to 21/01/55 (NAR)
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The 28th aircraft carrier of the United States Navy by hull no. keel was laid down as Wilmington (CL-79) 16 March 1942
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Redesignated CV-28 on 2 June 1942; laid down as Wilmington (CL-79) at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey in 1941
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Renamed Cabot from Wilmington (CL-79) 23 June 1942, converted while building; redesignated CV-28 on 2 June 1942; laid down as Wilmington (CL-79) at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey in 1941
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Launched 4 April 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. A. C. Read
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Reclassified CVL-28 on 15 July 1943 (United States Navy light aircraft carrier)
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Earned the Presidential Unit Citation and received nine battle stars during World War II
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