Commissioned : Jun.17, 1943 at New York Shipbuilding |
| Reclassified Light Aircraft Carrier CVL 26 : Jul.15, 1943 |
at Norfolk |
at Norfolk |
departed Norfolk Jan.3, 1951, and proceeded to Pensacola, Fla. |
operated under the Naval Training Command, 1951 - 1954 |
departed Pensacola Jun.9, 1955, and steamed to rejoin the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group |
at Norfolk |
| Reclassified Training Aircraft Carrier AVT 2 : May 15, 1959 |
May 1971 |