USS Bairoko was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy in service from 1945 to 1955. The Commencement Bay class were built...
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20, 1943, during the New Georgia campaign in the Solomon Islands USS Bairoko (CVE-115), a US Navy escort aircraft carrier in commission from July 1945...
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was awarded the Silver Star. He later commanded the carriers USS Bairoko (CVE-115) and USS Bennington (CV-20). Raborn was a rear admiral when he was appointed...
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Commencement Bay-class escort carrier (redirect from USS Lingayen (CVE-126))
addition to the planned (but unnamed) ships CVE-128 through CVE-131. Planned (but unnamed) ships CVE-132 through CVE-139 were to be built by Kaiser Shipbuilding...
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and Sasebo, put to sea to join a carrier task group built around USS Bairoko (CVE-115) and HMS Ocean (R68) off the western coast of Korea. For the most...
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December, the squadron transferred during the deployment to the USS Bairoko CVE-115, moving from the TBM-3E to the TBM-3S ASW aircraft before returning...
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DD-492) USS Bainbridge (1842, DD-1, DD-246, DLGN-25/CGN-25, DDG-96) USS Bairoko (CVE-115/AKV-15) USS Baker (DE-190) USS Balanga (YT-103) USS Balao (SS-285/AGSS-285)...
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Assigned to Assigned on Notes USS Bairoko (CVE-115) 7 November 1946, U.S. Navy Letter ACL 156-46 VO-1B 7 November 1946, U.S. Navy Letter ACL 156-46 VP-MS-7...
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Spearfish (SS-190). The carriers were: USS Bairoko (CVE-115), USS Bataan (CVL-29) and USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88). Under this plan flying squadrons reported...
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(AVG-4/BAVG-4) – went to the RN as HMS Charger (D27), later returned to USN as USS Charger (CVE-30) No USN name given (AVG-5/BAVG-5) – went to the RN as HMS Dasher...
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second Legion of Merit. After the war, he commanded the escort carrier Bairoko (CVE-115). He then reported to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission for duty as...
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ex-CVE-111 USS Siboney (AKV-12), ex-CVE-112 USS Puget Sound (AKV-13), ex-CVE-113 USS Rendova (AKV-14), ex-CVE-114 USS Bairoko (AKV-15), ex-CVE-115 USS Badoeng...
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than a seaplane tender. USS Long Island. Includes HMS Archer that was transferred on 17 November 1941. Includes thirty-eight CVEs that were constructed...
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Prior to the creation of the escort carrier hull classification symbol (CVE) on 15 July 1943, these ships were designated as Auxiliary aircraft escort...
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List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II (section Aircraft carrier, escort (CVE))
fires scattered over the CVE. By 22:30, all fires were under control. The attack killed 46 and wounded 116. USS Suwannee (CVE-27) was operating off Samar...
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of shipwrecks from World War 2, including those from the Pacific Ocean. "USS Hoel (DD 533)". uboat.net. Retrieved July 10, 2023. "SS (John A. Johnson...
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carrier CV-37 12 September United States Navy Bairoko Commencement Bay-class escort carrier CVE-115 Recommissioning from reserve 15 September United...
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