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Tailcodes 1946

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ACL No. 156-46

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New Idenfification Letter were assignet to all carrieres. This system of single or double letters was desiggnet to indicat the name of the carrier. If the first letter of the carrier's name was not duplicated by another carrier, then the first letter only was used.

If the first letter was duplicated by anoter arrier, then the fist two letters were used. If the carrier's name wat two words, then the first letter of each word was used.

The letters G, J. O. Q and Y wehere not used; if a carriers name beganh with one of the letters, the n the second or second an third letter wehre used.

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On 12. December 1946 The assingment of ID letters (Tailcodes) to individual carriers was discontinnued an the letters assignet to the Air Groups abord the carriers instead. If the Air Group was transfered to another carrier if would retain the letters allready assigned.

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   R

CV-15 USS Randolph

CVG-17

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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   B

CV-21 USS Boxer

CVG-19

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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   L

CV-32 USS Leyte

CVG-7

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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   K

CV-33 USS Kearsage

CVG-3

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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 RI

CV-34 USS Oriskany

 

7. November 1946
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12. December 1946

Not in use
Commissioned 25. September 1950
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   A

CV-36 USS Antietam

CVG-15

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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   P

CV-37 USS Princeton

CVG-13

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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   S

CV-38 USS Shangria La

CVG-5

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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   T

CV-40 USS Tarawa

CVG-1

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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   M

CVB-41 USS Midway

CVBG-1

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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   F

CVB-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt

CVBG-3

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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   C

CVB-43 USS Coral Sea

CVBG-5

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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   V

CV-45 USS Valley Forge

CVG-11

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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PS

CV-47 USS Philippine Sea

CVG-9

7. November 1946
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ca. 1947

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   D

 

CVG-9

ca. 1947
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1. September 1948

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 SA

CVL-48 USS Saipan

CVLG-1

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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   W

CV-49 USS Wright

 

7. November 1946
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12. December 1946

 
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SB

CVE-110
USS Salerno Bay

 

7. November 1946
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12. December 1946

 
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SI

CVE-112 USS Siboney

 

7. November 1946
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12. December 1946

 
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RE

CVE-114 USS Rendova

 

7. November 1946
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12. December 1946

 
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BA

CVE-115 USS Bairoko

 

7. November 1946
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12. December 1946

 
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BS

CVE-116
USS Badoeng Strait

CVEG-1

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

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SR

CVE-117 Saidor

 

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

 
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 SL

CVE-118 USS Sicily

CVEG-2

7. November 1946
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1. September 1948

 
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PZ

CVE-119 USS Point Cruz

 

7. November 1946
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12. December 1946

 
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MI

CVE-120 USS Mindoro

CVEG-3

7. November 1946
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12. December 1946

 
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PA

CVE-122 USS Palau

 

7. November 1946
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12. December 1946

 
                   
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