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Princeton |
Name: |
Tallahassee (Laid down as) Princeton (March 18, 1942) |
Type: |
Light Cruiser (Laid down as) Aircraft Carrier |
Class: |
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Hull Number: |
CL-61 CV-23 (Feb. 16,1942) CVL-23 (July 15, 1943 |
Built By: |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
Awarded: |
September 9, 1940 February 16, 1942 (Reordered as carrier) |
Keel Laid Down: |
June 2, 1941 (as Tallahassee) |
Launched: |
October 18, 1942 |
Commissioned: |
February 25, 1943 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
October 24, 1944 Sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Damaged by Japanese aircraft beyond repair. Scuttled by torpedoes and gunfire from USS Irwin DD-794 and USS Reno CL96. 108 crew members were killed in the attack. |
Dimensions are general for class |
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Length: |
622' 6" OA |
Beam: |
71' 6" 109' 2"(Flight deck) |
Draft: |
26' |
Displacement: |
11,000 Standard 4,800 DWT 15,800 Full |
Engines: |
4 x Geared Steam Turbines |
SHP: |
100,000 |
Boilers: |
4 x Babcock & Wilcox |
Screws: |
4 |
Speed: |
31.6 knots |
Range: |
12,500 NM @ 15 knots |
Crew: |
1,560 |
Armament (As completed) |
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8 x 40mm/56 (in 2 quad mounts, 1 fore, 1 aft) 18 x 40mm/56 (In 9 twin mounts, 5 port, 4 starboard) 16 x 20mm/70 (In single mounts) 45 aircraft |
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Commanders |
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Feb. 25, 1943 |
Feb. 1944 |
Capt. George R. Henderson |
Feb. 1944 |
Oct. 24, 1944 |
Capt. William H. Buracker |
Battle Stars |
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9-18-1943 |
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Pacific Raids: Tarawa Island raid |
11-1-1943 |
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Treasury - Bougainville Operation: Buka-Bonis strike |
11-19-1943 |
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Gilbert Islands Operation |
1-29-1944 |
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Marshall Islands Operation: Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls |
3-30-1944 |
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Asiatic - Pacific raids: Palau, Yap, Ulithi, Woleai raid |
4-21-1944 |
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Hollandia Operation: Aitape-Humboldt Bay-Tanahmerah Bay |
6-11-1944 |
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Marianas Operation: Capture and occupation of Saipan |
9-6-1944 |
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Western Caroline Islands: Capture and occupation of South Palau Islands |
10-10-1944 |
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Leyte Operation: 3rd Fleet supporting operations Okinawa attack |
Awards |
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American Area Campaign Service Medal |
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Asiatic - Pacific Area Campaign Service Medal |
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Philippine Liberation Campaign Ribbon |
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Republic of the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation |