CVL-24 USS Belleau Wood
| CVL-24 USS Belleau Wood | |
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Builder |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden New Jersey |
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Laid down |
11. August 1941 |
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Launched |
6. December 1942 |
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Commissioned |
31. March 1943 |
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Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign |
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NS Norfolk VA
| CVLG-24 | ||
| June 1943 - 23. July 1943 | ||
| Shakedown | ||
| VF-24 | F6F-3 | .. |
| VT-24 | TBM- | ... |
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Redesiganation from CV-24 to CVL-24 |
15. July 1943 |
| CVLG-24 | ||
| August 1943 - December 1943 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-24 | F6F-3 | .. |
| VF-6 Det. | F6F-3 | .. |
| VC-22B | TBM- | ... |
| CVLG-24 | ||
| January 1944 - 29. June 1944 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-24 | F6F-5 | .. |
| VT-24 | TBM- | ... |
| CVLG-21 | ||
| West Pacific (Guam, Palau) | ||
| 31. July 1944 - 2. November 1944 | ||
| VF-21 | F6F-3 / -5, F6F-5P | .. |
| VT-21 | TBM-1C | .. |
| CVLG-21 | ||
| Trip to San Francisco | ||
| 11. November 1944 - 29. November 1944 | ||
| VF-21 | F6F-3 / -5, F6F-5P | .. |
| VT-21 | TBM-1C | .. |
| CVLG-30 | ||
| 20. Janaury 1945 - 13. June 1945 | ||
| West Pacific (Japan) | ||
| VF-30 | F6F-3, F9F-5 | 00 |
| VT-30 | TBM-3 | 00 |
| CVLG-31 | ||
| 1. July 1945 - 28. October 1945 | ||
| West Pacific (Japan) | ||
| VF-31 | F6F-5 | 00 |
| VT-31 | TBM- | 00 |
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Decommissioned |
13. January 1947 |