| CVE-1 USS Long Island | |
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Class |
Long Island Class |
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Builder |
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company; Chester Pennsylvania |
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Laid down |
7. July 1939 |
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Launched |
11. January 1940 |
| Taken over by the U.S. Navy | 6. March 1941 |
| Commissioned | 2. June 1941 |
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Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign |
NAQK |
| July 1941 - May 1942 |
| Training ship off Norfolk |
| 10 May 1942 - 5 June 1942 | ||
| Trip to San Francisco | ||
| VGS-1 | SOC-3, F2A-2 | 1-GS-0 |
| 8. July 1942 - 17. July 1942 | ||
| Trip to Pearl Harbor HI | ||
| ? | ? | - |
| 2. August 1942 - 20. September 1942 | ||
| West Pacific, (Guadalcanal) | ||
| VMF- | ? | - |
| VMF- | ? | - |
| October 1942 - July 1944 |
| Training ship off San Diego |
| 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 |
last update 22. June 2009
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December 1944 - 14. December 1944 |
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Trip to San Diego |
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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 |
last update 1. June 2007
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Decommissioned |
26. March 1946 |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| Cdr. Donald Bradley Duncan |
1. Jun. 1941 |
26. Dec. 1941 |
| Cdr. John Jennings Ballentine |
26. Dec. 1941 |
18. Apr. 1942 |
| Cdr. James Duke Barner |
18. Apr. 1942 |
1. Feb. 1943 |
| T/Capt James Horner McKay |
1. Feb. 1943 |
18. Jul. 1944 |
| Cdr. Edward Orrick McDonnell |
18. Jul. 1944 |
Dec. 1944 |
| T/Cdr William Milage Nation |
Dec. 1944 |
27. Aug. 1945 |
| T/Capt Lax Leroy Black |
27. Aug. 1945 |
Jan. 1946 |