CVE-1 USS Long Island  
CVE-1 USS Long Island

Class

Long Island Class

Builder

Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company;

Chester Pennsylvania

Laid down

7. July 1939 

Launched

11. January 1940

Taken over by the US Navy 6. March 1941
Commissioned 2. June 1941

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

NAQK

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NS Norfolk VA
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July 1941 - May 1942
Training ship off Norfolk
last update 1. November 2010
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NS Norfolk VA
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10 May 1942 - 5 June 1942
Trip to San Francisco
VGS-1 SOC-3, F2A-2 1-GS-0
last update 4. November 2010
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NS San Francisco CA
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8. July 1942 - 17. July  1942
Trip to Pearl Harbor HI
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last update 4. November 2010
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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2. August 1942 - 20. September 1942
West Pacific, (Guadalcanal)
VMF- ? -
VMF- ? -
last update 4. November 2010
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NS San Diego CA
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October 1942 - July 1944
Training ship off San Diego
last update 1. November 2010
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NS San Diego CA
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CVG-4
13. July 1944 - 21. July 1944
Transfer Hawaii to Saipan
VF-4 F6F-3 4-F-0
VB-4 SB2C-3 4-B-0
VT-4  TBM-1C 4-T-0
Source: History of Carrier Air Wing One 
last update 22. June 2009
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NS San Diego CA
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CVG-19

December 1944 - 14. December 1944

Trip to San Diego

VF-19

F6F-5, F6F-5N, F6F-5P

 

VB-19

SB2C-3

 

VT-19

TBM-1C

 

last update 3. January 2007
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NS San Diego CA
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CVG-4
15. March 1945 - 1. June 1945
Transit from Saipan to San Diego
VF-4 F6F-3, F6F-5 4-F-0
VB-4 SB2C-4 4-B-0
VT-4  TBM-3 4-T-0
Source: History of Carrier Air Wing One 
last update 1. June 2007
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NS San Diego CA
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Decommissioned

26. March 1946

Commanding Officers 
     
     
     

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