USN · CV
AfloatEssex-class carrier, CV-31. She reached the Pacific in April 1945 and joined Task Force 38 off Okinawa on 6 June, then flew in the last carrier strikes on Japan from July to 15 August 1945. Not sunk.
| Class | Essex class |
|---|---|
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
| Hull | CV-31 |
| Builder | New York Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1944-04-29 |
| Commissioned | 1944-11-26 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war with one battle star. Decommissioned in 1947 and recommissioned for Korea and Vietnam. Sold for scrap in 1992. |
| Armament (class) | Fleet carrier. Flight deck, with the island set aft of amidships. |
| Command |
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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 USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), 1945. The Commons file is dated 31 May 1945. U.S. Navy photograph. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) aerial view 1945.jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Haines, Nathan StarrCaptain from 28 February 1946Relieved on 31 July 1946
Smith, Lloyd AddisonLieutenant Commander in command from 31 July 1946 (Acting CO)Relieved on 9 January 1947Okinawa
1945-04-01 · joined Task Force 38 off Okinawa on 6 June 1945 and struck Okino Daito Jima from 7 to 10 June; not sunk
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