CVL-48 USS Saipan
| CVL-48 USS Saipan | ||
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Class |
Saipan class |
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Builder |
New York Ship Building Corp. Camden New Jersey |
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Laid down |
10. July 1944 |
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Launched |
18. July 1945 |
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Commissioned |
14. July 1946 |
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Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign |
NILB |
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| CVLG-1 | ||
| 3. April 1947 - 25. May 1947 | ||
| Shakedown Carribbean | ||
| VF-1L | F6F-5 / F8F-1 | SA 100 |
| VA-1L | TBM-3E | SA 200 |
| CVLG-1 | ||
| 7. February 1948 - 24. February 1948 | ||
| Carribbean (Venezuela) | ||
| VF-1L | F6F-5 / F8F-1 | SA 100 |
| VA-1L | TBM-3E | SA 200 |
| 6. March 1951 - 8. June 1951 | ||
| Mediterranean | ||
| VF-42 | F4U-4 | C 300 |
| VS- | ? | ?? 00 |
| HU-2 Det. | HO3S-1 | UR 00 |
| 21. October 1951 - 17. November 1951 | ||
| Mediterranean | ||
| VS-24 | AF-2S, AF-2W | SI 00 |
| HU-2 Det. | HO3S-1 | UR 00 |
| 23. February 1952 - 21. March 1952 | ||
| ? | ||
| VS-31 Det. 2 | AF-2S, AF-2W | SP 00 |
| VC-4 Det. 14 | F4U-5N | NA 00 |
| HU-2 Det. | HO3S-1 | UR 00 |
| January 1953 - 1953 | ||
| ? | ||
| VS-36 | AF-2S, AF-2W | SD 00 |
| VC-4 Det. 14 | F4U-5N | NA 00 |
| HS- | HO3S-3S | ?? 00 |
| June 1953 - July 1953 | ||
| ? | ||
| VS-36 | AF-2S, AF-2W | SD 00 |
| HS- | HO3S-3S | ?? 00 |
| 13. October 1953 - 18. July 1954 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VMA-324 | AD-4B | LX 00 |
| Armée de l'Air | AU-7 | 00 |
| HU-1 Det. | HO3S-1 | UP 00 |
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Decommissioned |
3. October 1957 |
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Redesiganation from CVL-48 to AVT-48 |
15. Mai 1959 |
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Redesiganation from AVT-48 to CC-3 |
1. January 1964 |
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Redesiganation from CC-3 to AGMR-2 USS Arlington |
21. August 1964 |
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Recommissioned |
27. August 1966 |
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Decommissioned |
14. January 1970 |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| 1946 - 1957 CVL-48 | ||
| Capt. John Geraerdt Crommelin, Jr. | 14. Jul. 1946 | 28. Sep. 1947 |
| Capt. Robert Wade Morse | 28. Sep. 1947 | 15. Jul. 1948 |
| Cdr. Richard Oden Greene | 15. Jul. 1948 | 20. Aug. 1948 |
| Capt. Joseph Lester Kane | 20. Aug. 1948 | 14. Jan. 1949 |
| Capt. Richard Maxey Oliver | 14. Jan. 1949 | 1. Dec. 1949 |
| Capt. Howard Vaniman Hopkins | 1. Dec. 1949 | 16. Dec. 1950 |
| Capt. Ralph Walter Dunstan Woods | 16. Dec. 1950 | 18. Nov. 1951 |
| Capt. Robert Selden Purvis, Jr. | 18. Nov. 1951 | 26. May 1952 |
| Capt. Herbert Lisle Hoerner | 26. May 1952 | 17. Apr. 1953 |
| Capt. Wallace Bristol Mechling | 17. Apr. 1953 | 19. Feb. 1954 |
| Capt. Doyle George Donaho | 19. Feb. 1954 | 8. Jan. 1955 |
| Capt. James Graeme Lang | 8. Jan. 1955 | 23. Sep. 1955 |
| Capt. William Inman Martin | 23. Sep. 1955 | 7. Oct. 1955 |
| Capt. Allen Mayhew .Shinn | 7. Oct. 1955 | 17. Jul. 1956 |
| Capt. William Richard Kane | 17. Jul. 1956 | 5. Feb. 1957 |
| Capt. Geoffrey Percival Norman | 5. Feb. 1957 | 7. Apr. 1957 |
| Cdr. Clem Brandon Connally | 7. Apr. 1957 | 3. Oct. 1957 |
| 1966 - 1970 AGMR-2 | ||
| Capt. Charles Alexander Darrah (KIA) | 27. Aug. 1966 | May 1967 |
| Cdr. Robert Allen Wheeler (acting) | May 1967 | 2. Jun. 1967 |
| Capt. Thomas Fletcher Utegaard | 2. Jun. 1967 | 17. Jun. 1968 |
| Capt. Albert Pinson Carpenter | 17. Jun. 1968 | Jan. 1969 |
| Capt. Hugh Dyer Murphree | Jan. 1969 | Nov. 1969 |
| Cdr. Chester Charles Edwards | Nov. 1969 | 14 January 1970 |
