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CVS-40 USS Tarawa
CVS-40 USS Tarawa

Class

Essex class "Long Hull"

Builder

Norfolk Navy Yard

Norfolk Virginia

Laid down

1. March 1944 

Launched

12. May 1945

Commissioned

8. December 1945
Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

NKDT

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NS Norfolk VA
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CVG-4
15. February 1946 - 16. April 1946
Carribbean Shakedown
VF-4 F4U-4 J 00
VBF-4 F4U-4 J 00
VB-4 SB2C-5 J 00
VT-4  TBM-3E, TBM-3Q J 00
Source: History of Carrier Air Wing One 
last update 23. October 2008
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NS Norfolk VA
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CVG-4
28. June 1946 - 15. July 1946
Transit to San Diego via Panama Canal
VF-4 F4U-4 T 00
VBF-4 F4U-4 T 20
VB-4 SB2C-5 T 50
VT-4  TBM-3E, TBM-3Q T 75
Port visits in: Pearl Harbor HI, Yokosuky Japan, Sasebo Japan, Tsingtao China, Okinawa Japan, Guam, 
Source: History of Carrier Air Wing One 
last update 25. June 2008
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NSSan Diego CA
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CVG-4
1. August 1946 - 24. Januray 1947
West Pacific
VF-4 F4U-4 T 00
VBF-4 F4U-4 T 20
VB-4 SB2C-5 T 50
VT-4  TBM-3E, TBM-3Q T 75
Port visits in: Pearl Harbor HI, Yokosuky Japan, Sasebo Japan, Tsingtao China, Okinawa Japan, Guam, Pearl Harbor HI
Source: History of Carrier Air Wing One 
last update 25. June 2008
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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CVAG-1
18. February 1947 - 29. April 1947
West Pacific
VF-1A F4U-4 T 100
VF-2A F4U-4 T 200
VA-1A SB2C-5 T 300
VA-2A  TBM-3E, TBM-3Q T 400
 Pearl Harbor HI, Kwajalein , Pearl Harbor HI.
Source: History of Carrier Air Wing One 
last update 25. June 2008
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NS San Francisco CA / NS San Diego CA
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CVG-1
1. October 1948 - 21. February 1949
West Pacific / Around the World
VF-11 F8F-1B T 100
VF-12 F8F-1 T 200
VA-134 F4U-4 P 400
VA-14  F4U-4 T 400
VC-10 Det.40 (FAWTUPAC) F6F-5N T 00
VC-10 Det.40 (VC-61) F8F-2P T 00
VC-10 Det.40 (VC-21 TBM-3E T 00
VC-10 Det.9 (VC-11) TBM-3W T 00
VC-10 Det.40  TBM-3R, TBM-3Q T 00
HU-2 Det. HO3S-1 UR 00
Port visits in: Tsingtao China, Hong Kong UK, Singapore UK,  Colombo  Ceylon, Bahrain, Jedda, Souda Bay Crete, Gibraltar UK, 
Source: History of Carrier Air Wing One 
last update 25. June 2009
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NS Norfolk VA
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Decommissioned

30. June 1949
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New York Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet
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Recommissioned

3. February 1951
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NS Norfolk VA
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CVG-8
28. November 1951 - 11. June 1952
Mediterranean
VF-22 F2H-2 F 100
VF-671 F4U-4 E 100
VF-742 F4U-4 E 200
VF-921 F4U-4 E 400
VA-859 AD-2 E 500
VC-4 Det. F4U-5N NA 00
VC-12 Det. AD-4W NE 00
VC-33 Det. 32 AD-4N SS 00
VC-62 Det. ? PL 00
HU-2 Det. HO3S-1 UR 00
last update 24. November 2007
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Redesignation from CV-40 to CVA-40

1. October 1952
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CVG-10
7. January 1953 - 3. July 1953
Mediterranean
VF-101 F2H-2 P 100
VF-103 FG-1D P 300
VMF-114 F4U-5 LK 00
VA-105 AD-4, AD-4NA P 500
VC-4 Det. 32 F4U-5NL NA 00
VC-12 Det.32  AD-4W NE 700
VC-33 Det. 32 AD-4N, AD-4Q SS 800
VC-62 Det. 32 F2H-2P PL 900
HU-2 Det. 32 HUP-1 UR 00
last update 20. November 2007
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CVG-3
12. November 1953 - 19. August 1954
Around the World
VF-32 F9F-6 K 200
VF-102 F9F-5 P 200
VF-43 F9F-5 F 300
VA-35 AD-6 K 500
VC-4 Det. 32 F2H-3 NA 00
VC-12 Det. 32 AD-4W NE 00
VC-33 Det. 32 AD-4N SS 00
VC-62 Det. 32 F2H-2P PL 00
HU-2 Det. 32 HUP-2 UR 00
last update 25. June 2008
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Redesignation from CVA-40 to CVS-40

10. January 1955
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May 1955 - ? 1955
North Atlantic
VS-27  S2F-1 SM 00
     
     
 

 

 

 ? ?
last update 18. August 2023

Source: Naval Fighter Grumman Tracker
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Janaury 1956 - June 1956
North Atlantic
VS-32  S2F-1 SR 00
VC-4 Det. 38  AD-5N (4) NA 00
HS-5  HSS-1 HY 00
 

 

 

 VS-32 HS-5
last update 1. September 2020

Source: Naval Fighter Skyraider Pt. 2
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19. August 1957 - 22. October 1957
North Atlantic
VS-32 S2F-1 MD 00
VF-172  F2H-2 R 200
VF(AW)-4 Det. 38 AD-5N (4) GC 00
HS-1  HSS-1 HA 00
HU-2 Det. 38 HUP-2 HU 00
 

 

 

 VS-32 VF-172
 

 

 

 HS-1 HU-2  
last update 1. September 2020

Source: Naval Fighter Skyraider Pt. 2
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November 1957 - December 1957
North Atlantic
VS-31 S2F-1 MC 00
HS-7  HSS-1 HD 00
last update 23. October 2008
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7. August 1958 - 6. September 1958
South Atlantic
VS-32 S2F-1 MD 00
HS-5  HSS-1 HC 00
last update 23. October 2008
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March 1959 - April 1959
North Atlantic
VS-27 S2F-1 MA 00
HS-3 HSS-1 HB 00
VAW-12 Det. 38 AD-5W GE 700
 

 

 

 HS-3 VAW-12
last update 25. January 2015
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August 1959 - September 1939
North Atlantic
VS-39 S2F-1 ME 00
VAW-12 Det. 38 AD-5W GE 700
HS-9  HSS-1 HE 00
last update 23. October 2008
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30 November 1959 - 14. December  1959
North Atlantic
VS-39 S2F-1 ME 00
VAW-12 Det. 38 AD-5W GE 700
HS-9  HSS-1 HE 00
last update 23. October 2008
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Decommissioned

13. May 1960
Commanding Officers 
1945 - 1949
Capt. Alvin Ingersoll Malstrom 8. Dec. 1945 21. Mar. 1947
Capt. Josephus Asa Briggs, Jr. 21. Mar. 1947 28. Feb. 1948

Capt. Howard Leyland Young

 28. Feb. 1948 27. Aug. 1948

Cdr.Raymond Cannon Needham

 27. Aug. 1948 30. Jun. 1949
1951 - 1960
Capt. John Hook Griffin 3. Feb. 1951 27. Jul. 1951
Capt. Clifford Henderson Duerfeldt 27. Jul. 1951 3. Jul. 1952
Cdr. Frank Kidder Upham II 3. Jul. 1952 9. Aug. 1952
Capt. Jack Pendleton Monroe 9. Aug. 1952 8. Aug. 1953
Capt. William Oscar Burch, Jr. 8. Aug. 1953 16. Jun. 1954
Capt. Stanley Carter Strong 16. Jun. 1954 7. Jun. 1955
Capt. John Patrick Rembert, Jr. 7. Jun. 1955 13. Jun. 1956
Capt. Harvey Paul Burden 13. Jun. 1956 19. Jun. 1957

Capt. John Shannon

 19. Jun. 1957 25. Jan. 1958
Capt. Cecil Kelly Harper 25. Jan. 1958 7. Jan. 1959
Capt. Charles Ford Garrison 7. Jan. 1959 22. Jan. 1960
Cdr. Rufus Timothy Brinn 22. Jan. 1960 13. May 1960
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