CVL-24 USS Belleau Wood
| CVL-24 USS Belleau Wood | ||
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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 |
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 |
NFGN | |
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 |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| Capt. Alfred Melville Pride |
31. Mar. 1943 |
11. Apr. 1944 |
| Capt. John Perry |
11. Apr. 1944 |
26. Jan.1945 |
| Capt. William Gosnell Tomlinson |
26. Jan.1945 |
15. Dec. 1945 |
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Capt. John Broder Moss |
15. Dec. 1945 |
13. Aug. 1946 |
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Cdr. Edgar George Osborn |
13. Aug. 1946 |
13. Jan. 1947 |
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Carrier loaned to the French Navy (1953 - 1960) |
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Transferred to France, 5. September 1953, at San Francisco, under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP). Renamed PA Bois Belleau and designated R97. Returned to U.S. Navy custody, 12 September 1960, at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register, 1. October 1960. She was sold to the Boston Metals Co., 21. November 1960, for scrapping. |
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For the furter History of this Carrier look here |
