USN · CVL
AfloatIndependence-class light carrier, CVL-24. She was with the fast carriers off Okinawa and was not sunk. In late January and the first days of February 1944 she was with the fast carriers for Kwajalein and Majuro.
| Class | Independence class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light carrier (CVL) |
| Hull | CVL-24 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk. Survived the war. |
| Armament (class) | Light carrier converted from a cruiser hull. Flight deck and an island. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Aerial view of the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) underway on 22 December 1943. Public domain.
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Command
Pride, Alfred MelvilleCaptain from 31 March 1943Relieved on 11 April 1944
Perry, JohnCaptain from 11 April 1944Relieved on 26 January 1945WTTomlinson, William GosnellCaptain from 26 January 1945Relieved on 15 December 1945
Moss, John BroderCaptain from 15 December 1945Relieved on 13 August 1946
Osborn, Edgar GeorgeCommander in command from 13 August 1946Relieved on 13 January 1947Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · with the fast carriers for Kwajalein and Majuro, 29 January to 3 February 1944
Operation Hailstone, the raid on Truk
1944-02-17 · TG 58.1 light carrier, Air Group 24. Not sunk
Battle off Cape Engaño
1944-10-25 · TG 38.4 light carrier; Wikipedia credits her VT-21 Avengers, with San Jacinto's VT-51, with the torpedo attack on Tama. Not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · with the fast carriers; not sunk
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