CVL-23 USS Princeton
| CVL-23 USS Princeton | ||
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Class |
Independence class |
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Builder |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden New Jersey |
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Laid down |
2. June 1941 |
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Launched |
18. October 1942 |
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Commissioned |
25. February 1943 |
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Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign |
NFDC | |
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Redesiganation from CV-23 to CVL-23 |
15. July 1943 |
| CVLG-23 | ||
| August 1943 - 8. August 1943 | ||
| Trip to Pearl Harbor | ||
| VF-23 | F6F-3 | -.. |
| VF-6 Det. | F6F-3 | .. |
| VC-23 | TBF- | .. |
| CVLG-23 | ||
| 25. August 1943 - September 1943 | ||
| West Pacific (Makin, Tarawa) | ||
| VF-23 | F6F-3 | -.. |
| VC-23 | TBF- | .. |
| CVLG-23 | ||
| October 1943 - November 1943 | ||
| West Pacific (Bougainville, Rabaul) | ||
| VF-23 | F6F-3 | -.. |
| VT-23 | TBF- | .. |
| CVLG-23 | ||
| 3. January 1944 - January 1944 | ||
| Trip to Pearl Harbor | ||
| VF-23 | F6F-3 | -.. |
| VT-23 | TBF- | .. |
| CVLG-23 | ||
| 19. January 1944 - 11. May 1944 | ||
| West Pacific (Wojote, Kwajalein) | ||
| VF-23 | F6F-3 | -.. |
| VT-23 | TBF- | .. |
| CVLG-27 | ||
| 29. Mai 1944 - 24. October 1944 | ||
| West Pacific (Marianes, Leyte) | ||
| VF-27 | F6F-3 | 16-F-0 |
| VT-27 | TBM | 16-T-0 |
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Decommissioned (sunk) |
24. October 1944 |
| Commanding Officers | ||
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Capt. George Raymond Henderson |
25. Feb. 1943 |
26. Feb. 1944 |
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Capt. William Houck Buracker |
26. Feb. 1944 |
24. Oct. 1944 |
