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CVL-25 USS Cowpens

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CVL-25 USS Cowpens

Class

Independence class

Builder

New York Shipbuilding Corp.

Camden New Jersey

Laid down

17. November 1941

Launched

17. January 1943

Commissioned

28. May 1943

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

NFLQ

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NS Norfolk VA
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Redesiganation from CV-25 to CVL-25

15. July 1943

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CVLG-25
5. October 1943 - December 1943
Central Pacific 
VF-25 F6F-3 16-F-0
VF-6 Det F6F-3 ...
VC-25 TBF- 16-T-0
last update 10. June 2007
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CVLG-25
January 1944 - February 1944
Central Pacific 
VF-25 F6F-3 16-F-0
VT-25 TBF- 16-T-0
last update 10. June 2007
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CVLG-25
May 1944 - 20. June 1944
Central Pacific 
VF-25 F6F-3 16-F-0
VT-25 TBF- 16-T-0
last update 10. June 2007
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CVLG-22
6. September 1944 - 22. January 1945
West Pacific 
VF-22 F6F-3 /-5 , F6F-5P ..
VT-22 TBF-  
last update 1. August 2008
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CVLG-46
16. February 1945 - 1. March 1945
West Pacific 
VF-46 F6F-5, F6F-5P 1-F-0
VT-46 TBM- 1-T-0
last update 7. March 2007
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CVEG-50
21. April 1945 - 15. August 1945
West Pacific
VF-50 F6F-5 / F6F-5P 1-F-0
VT-50 TBM-  1-T-0
last update 7. March 2007
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Decommissioned

13. January 1947

Commanding Officers 
Capt. Robert Perche McConnell 28. May 1943 18. May 1944
Capt. Herbert Watson Taylor, Jr. 18. May 1944 24. Nov. 1944
Capt. George Harbord DeBaun 24. Nov. 1944 10. Sep. 1945
Capt. Herbert Spencer Duckworth 10. Sep. 1945 13. Dec. 1945
Capt. Francis Benedict Johnson 13. Dec. 1945 31. Jan. 1946

Cdr. Frederick James Brush

31. Jan. 1946 22. Aug. 1946

Cdr. Albert H. Wilson, Jr.

22. Aug. 1946 13. Jan. 1947

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