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Randolph

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ClassEssex class
TypeAircraft carrier (CV)
HullCV-15
FateAfloat. Not sunk. Survived the war.
Armament (class)Fleet carrier. Flight deck, with the island set aft of amidships.
Command

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.

Randolph
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15) in the Chesapeake Bay area during her shakedown period, 12 November 1944. She is wearing camouflage Measure 32 Design 17a. Photographed from USS Charger (CVE-30). Public domain.

USS Randolph (CV-15) was an Essex-class fleet carrier of the United States Navy. Captain Felix Locke Baker took command on 9 October 1944 and remained her captain until 26 July 1945. Under Baker she was with the fast carriers off Okinawa.

On 1 April 1945 Randolph was in that fighting off Okinawa with the fast carriers. She came through it afloat.

On 15 May 1945 Mitscher's flag came to Randolph. His command shifted to the ship while she was still with the fast carriers off Okinawa, and Captain Baker was still her commanding officer.

Captain Jackson Rogers Tate relieved Baker on 26 July 1945 and commanded Randolph until 22 September 1946. Randolph survived the war.

A carrier making smoke during an air attack on 23 April 1945. The Navy titles this reel as action aboard Randolph. National Archives NPC-11745. Public domain.