USN · CVL
Belleau Wood
Photos and infoIndependence-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.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · with the fast carriers for Kwajalein and Majuro, 29 January to 3 February 1944
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · with the fast carriers; not sunk
