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CVA-21 USS Boxer

CV-21 USS Boxer

Class

Essex class "Long Hull"

Builder

Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.,
Newport News  VA.

Laid down

13. September 1943 

Launched

14. December 1944

Commissioned as CV-21

16. April 1945

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

NXOP

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NS Norfolk
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CVG-93
May 1945 - May 1945
Shakedown 
VF-93 F6F-5, F6F-5N, F6F-5E H
VBF-93 F4U-4 H
VB-93 SB2C-4E H
VT-93 TBM-3E H
last update 20. November 2007
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CVG-80
September 1945 - 10 September 1945
West Pacific (Guam, Japan)
VF-80 F6F-5, F6F-5P, F6F-5N H
VBF-80 F6F-5 ..
VB-80 SB2C-4 H
VT-80 TBM-3 H
last update 20. November 2007
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CVG-80
20. April 1946 - 10. September 1946
West Pacific
VF-80 F8F-1 80-F-00
VBF-80 F6F-5 ..
VB-80 SB2C-4 H
VT-80 TBM-3 H
last update 20. February 2020
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CVG-19

11. January 1950 - 13. June 1950

West Pacific

VF-191

F8F-2

B 100

VF-151*

F8F-2

B 200

VF-153**

F8F-2

B 400

VA-195

AD-3

B 500

VC-11 Det.

?

ND 00

VC-61 Det.

?

PP 00

HU-1 Det.

?

UP 00

*   VF-151 redesignated VF-192 on 15. February 1950
**  VF-153  redesignated VF-194 on  15. February 1950

last update 3. January 2007
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CVG-2
24. August 1950 - 11. November 1950
West Pacific (Korea)
VF-23 F4U-4 M 100
VF-63 F4U-4 M 200
VF-64 F4U-4 M 300
VA-24 F4U-4 M 400
VA-65 AD-4 M 500
VC-3 Det. A F4U-5N NP 00
VC-11 Det. A AD-3W ND 00
VC-33 Det. A AD-4N SS 00
VC-61 Det. A F4U-4P PP 00
HU-1 Det. 1 HO3S-1 UP 00
last update 20. November 2007
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CVG-101

2. March 1951 - 24. October 1951

West Pacific (Korea)

VF-721 F9F-2B A 100
VF-791 F4U-4 A 200
VF-884 F4U-4 A 400
VA-702 AD-2 / 4Q A 500
VC-3 Det. F F4U-5NL NP 00
VC-11 Det. F AD-4W ND 00
VC-35 Det. 5 AD-4N / 2Q / 2N NR 00
VC-61 Det. F F9F-2P PP 50
HU-1 Det. F HO3S-1 UP 00
last update 3. January 2007
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CVG-2
8. February 1952 - 26. September 1952
West Pacific (Korea)
VF-64 F4U-4 M 100
VF-63 F4U-4 M 200
VF-24 F9F-2 M 400
VA-65 AD-4 M 500
VC-3 Det. A F4U-5N NP 10
VC-11 Det. A AD-4W ND 50
VC-35 Det. A AD-3N NR 10
VC-61 Det. A F9F-2P PP 50
GMU-90  * AD-2Q / F6F-5K --
HU-1 Det. A HO3S-1 UP 00
*  From  21. August 1952 on Board of the CV-21 USS Boxer
last update 20. November 2007
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Redesiganation from CV-21 to CVA-21

1. October 1952

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CVA-21 USS Boxer
30. March 1953 - 28. November 1953
West Pacific Korean War Cruise
Capt.: Capt.. Marshall B. Gurney 8. Aug. 1953
         Capt. Benjamin E. Moore
CAG: Laurens A. Whitney
VF-111* F9F-5 V 100 LCdr. Arthur C. Vickery
VF-52 F9F-2 S 200 LCdr. J.J. Kingsella
VF-151 F9F-2 H 300 LCdr. J. M. Rickabaugh
VF-44 ** F4U-4 F 400 LCdr. W. D. Houser
VF-194 AD-4NA B 400 LCdr. Arthur N. Melhuse
VC-3 Det. H F4U-5NL NP 70 LCdr. Moore
VC-11 Det. H AD-4W ND 90 LCdr. Norton
VC-35 Det. H AD-4N NR 80 -
VC-61 Det. H F2H-2P PP 20 Lt. Paul
HU-1 Det. 16 HO3S-1 UP 30

Lt. Monday

Port calls at Pearl Harbor HI., Hong Kong, Yokosuka Japan

*    VF-111 crossdecked from CVA-39 CVG-4  to ATG-1 CVA-21 on 30. June 1953

**  VF-44 crossdecked from ATG-1 CVA-21 to CVA-39 CVG-4 on 30. June 1953

 

 

 

 

 

 

VF-44 VF-194-02.png (87820 Byte) VC-3
 

 

 

VC-11 VC-35 VC-61
 

 

 

HU-1  

Source:

The Hook Magazine Spring 1983 issue
www.navysite.de

Douglas Skyraider Naval Fighters No.99

 

last update 1. September 2020

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CVG-12
3. March 1954 - 11. October 1954
West Pacific 
VF-121 F9F-6 D 100
VF-122 F9F-6 D 200
VF-124 F9F-2 D 400
VA-125 AD-4B / -4NA D 500
VC-11 Det. G ? ND 00
VC-35 Det. G AD-4NL NR 00
VC-61 Det. G ? PP 00
HU-1 Det. G HO3S-1 UP 00
last update 20. November 2007
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CVG-14

3. June 1955 - 3. February 1956

West Pacific

VF-142

F9F-6

A 200

VF-144

F9F-5

A 400

VA-145

AD-4 / -4NA

A 500

VC-11 Det. F

AD-4W

ND 00

VC-35 Det. F

AD-5N

NR 00

VC-61 Det. F

?

PP 30

HU-1 Det. F

?

UP 00

last update 28. July 2009
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Redesiganation from CVA-21 to CVS-21

15. November 1955

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9. July 1956 - 30. January 1957

West Pacific

VS-23

S2F-1

MI 00

HS-4

HSS-1

VO 00

VAW-11 Det.

AD-5W

ND 00

 

 

 

HS-4 VAW-11
last update 1. August 2008
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Redesiganation from CVS-21 to LPH-4

30. January 1959

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Decommissioned

1. December 1969

Commanding Officers 
1945 - 1959 (CV-21, CVS-21)
Capt. Donald Francis Smith 16. Apr. 1945 3. Jun. 1946
Capt. Robert Nisbet Hunter 3. Jun. 1946 17. Jul. 1947
Capt. Stanhope Cotton Ring 17. Jul. 1947 9. Jul. 1948
Capt. Myron Steadman Teller 9. Jul. 1948 29. Jul. 1949
Capt. John Broder Moss 29. Jul. 1949 12. Jul. 1950
Capt. Cameron Briggs 12. Jul. 1950 17. Aug. 1951
Capt. Dennis Joseph Sullivan 17. Aug. 1951 4. Aug. 1952
Capt. Marshall Barton Gurney 4. Aug. 1952 8. Aug. 1953
Capt. Benjamin Eugene Moore, Jr. 8. Aug. 1953 17. Jul. 1954
Capt. James Herve Mills, Jr. 17. Jul. 1954 2. Aug. 1955
Capt. Frank Blake Miller 2. Aug. 1955 25. Sep. 1956
Capt. William Power Woods 25. Sep. 1956 23. Oct. 1957
Capt. James Everett Vose, Jr. 23. Oct. 1957 20. Aug. 1958
Capt. Irvin Lowell Dew 20. Aug. 1958 11. Aug. 1959
Capt. Parker Jr., Edwin Byron 11. Aug. 1959 30. Jan. 1959
1959 - 1969 (LPH-4)
Capt. Parker Jr., Edwin Byron 30. Jan. 1959 19. Sep. 1960
Capt. Stebbins, Edgar Erwin 19. Sep. 1960 3. Feb. 1961
Capt. Wallace, James Bruce 3. Feb. 1961 9. Jan. 1963
Capt. Deacon, Edward Thorp 9. Jan. 1963  Jan. 1964
Capt. Walline, Charles Sayer  Jan. 1964 8. Jan. 1965
Capt. Sessums, Walter Maurice 8. Jan. 1965 30. Dec. 1965
Capt. Morton, Albert Oakes 30. Dec. 1965 31. Jan. 1967
Capt. Cooke, Henry Jonathan Hosmer 31. Jan. 1967 31. Jan. 1968
Capt. Hunt, Robert Foster 31. Jan. 1968 11. Mar. 1969
Capt. Lampman, Lester Boggess 11. Mar. 1969 30. Oct. 1969
- none - 30. Oct. 1969 1. Dec. 1969

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