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US Aircraft Carriers in World War II - CVL-22 thru CVL-30
Intro |  Operations |  Pre-war Carriers |  Essex Class |  Independence Class |  Images

Below are details on the nine Independence small aircraft carriers commissioned by the US Navy in World War II. These carriers were rushed into service to supplement the pre-war fleet carriers.

US Fleet Carriers
CARRIER STATS OPERATIONS
USS Independence (CVL-22)
    1943 - 1951

Commissioned: 1943

Fate:

Flight deck length (feet): 552
Speed (knots): 31.5
Complement: 1560
Air group size: 34
Displacement: 11,000 tons

USS Princeton (CVL-23)
    1943 - 1944

Commissioned: 1943

Fate:

Flight deck length (feet): 552
Speed (knots): 31.5
Complement: 1560
Air group size: 34
Displacement: 11,000 tons

USS Belleau Woods (CVL-24)
    1943 - 1962

Commissioned: March 1943

Fate:

Flight deck length (feet): 552
Speed (knots): 31.5
Complement: 1560
Air group size: 34
Displacement: 11,000 tons

USS Cowpens(CVL-25)
    1943 - 1962

Commissioned: May 1943

Fate:

Flight deck length (feet): 552
Speed (knots): 31.5
Complement: 1560
Air group size: 34
Displacement: 11,000 tons

USS Monterrey (CVL-26)
    1943 - 1959

Commissioned: June 1943

Fate:

Flight deck length (feet): 552
Speed (knots): 31.5
Complement: 1560
Air group size: 34
Displacement: 11,000 tons

USS Langley (CVL-27)
    1943 - 1959

Commissioned: July 1943

Fate:

Flight deck length (feet): 552
Speed (knots): 31.5
Complement: 1560
Air group size: 34
Displacement: 11,000 tons

USS Cabot (CVL-28)
    1943 - 1964

Commissioned: Aug 1943

Fate:

Flight deck length (feet): 552
Speed (knots): 31.5
Complement: 1560
Air group size: 34
Displacement: 11,000 tons

USS Bataan (CVL-29)
    1943 - 1964

Commissioned: Nov 1943

Fate:

Flight deck length (feet): 552
Speed (knots): 31.5
Complement: 1560
Air group size: 34
Displacement: 11,000 tons

USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)
    1943 - 1959

Commissioned: Dec 1943

Fate:

Flight deck length (feet): 552
Speed (knots): 31.5
Complement: 1560
Air group size: 34
Displacement: 11,000 tons




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