Last update: 23.02.2001
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United States Navy VCs list
Unit
FromTillLocation of assignmentSuperior UnitPlanesSourceNotes
 VC-1
     TBF/TBM 43 ex VGS-1, ex VOC-1
 VC-2
     TBF/TBM 43 ex VT-25, > VC-25 > VT-25
 VC-3
 44/04/09 44/07 CVE-68 Kalinin Bay (Forage)  44/06: 23: 14xFM-2,9xTBM-1C 25,70 
 44/09 44/10 CVE-68 Kalinin Bay (Stalemate II)  28: 16xFM-2, 1xTBF-1C, 11xTBM-1C 70 
 44/10/10 44/11 CVE-68 Kalinin Bay (King II)  26: 14xFM-2, 1xTBF-1C, 11xTBM-1C 70 
 VC-4
 44/04 44/07 CVE-66 White Plains (Forage)  28: 16xFM-2,3xTBF-1C,9xTBM-1C 25,70  44/06/21 sinking AK Shoun Maru off Rota Is. (14-10N, 145-10E)
 44/09 44/10 CVE-66 White Plains (Stalemate II)  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 44/10/10 44/11 CVE-66 White Plains (King II)  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 VC-5
 44/06 44/07 CVE-71 Kitkun Bay (Forager)  20: 12xFM-2,8xTBM-1C 25,66,70 
 44/09 44/10 CVE-71 Kitkun Bay (Stalemate II)  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 44/10 44/11/04 CVE-71 Kitkun Bay (King II)  26: 14xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 VC-6
 44/03/06  CVE-71 Kitkun Bay   66 
 45/05?  CVE-101 Matanikau    
 VC-7
 44/01 44/02 CVE-61 Manila Bay (Flintlock)  28: 16xFM-2,9xTBF-1,3xTBF-1C 43,70 
 44/04 44/05 CVE-61 Manila Bay (Persecution)  26: 1xF4F-4,15xFM-2,5xTBF-1,5xTBF-1C 70 
 VC-8
 45/03/29  CVE-93 Makin Island  FM-2 17 
 VC-9
 44/11 44/11/29 NAS Alameda   66 
 44/11/29 44/12/05 CVE-65 Wake Island   66 transfer from NAS Alameda to P.H.
 45/03/21  CVE-62 Natoma Bay (Iceberg)  30: 18xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 70 
 VC-10
 44/06 44/07 CVE-73 Gambier Bay (Forager)  28: 16xFM-2,12xTBM-1C 25,43,70 
 44/09 44/10 CVE-73 Gambier Bay (Stalemate II)  30: 18xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 44/10 44/10/25 CVE-73 Gambier Bay (King II)  30: 18xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 44/10/25  Tacloban Field  FM-2, TBM-1C 52 
 VC-11
 44/06 45/01 CVE-74 Nehenta Bay  12xFM-2,9xTBM-1C 25,43 ex VGS-11, > VF-21
 VC-12
 44/04  CVE-13 Core  FM-1,TBF/TBM 17,43 ex VGS-12, > VT-21
 VC-13
 43/03  Aleutians   85 
 45/03/21 45/08 CVE-57 Anzio (Iceberg)  26: 12xFM-2, 14xTBM-1C 43,70  45/07/16 sinking/share(Lawrence C. Taylor) I-13 540 nm E ofJokohama (34-28N, 150-55E)
 VC-14
 44/09 44/10 CVE-75 Hoggat Bay (Stalemate II)  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 44/10/08  CVE-75 Hoggat Bay  FM-2 17 
 VC-16
     TBF/TBM 43 ex VF-33,VGS-16, > VF-33
 VC-18
     TBF/TBM 43 ex VF-36, > VF-36
 VC-20
   CVE-76 Kadashan Bay (Mindoro)  33: 24xFM-2, 9xTBM-1C 70 
 44/09 44/10 CVE-76 Kadashan Bay (Stalemate II)  27: 16xFM-2, 11xTBM-1C 70 
 44/10/10 44/11 CVE-76 Kadashan Bay (King II)  26: 15xFM-2, 11xTBM-1C 70 
 44/12/30  CVE-76 Kadashan Bay (Mike1)  34: 22xFM-2, 11xTBM-1C, 1xTBM-1CP 70 
 45/05  CVE-76 Kadashan Bay  FM-2,TBF/TBM 17,43 
 VC-21
 43/04/16  CVE-16 Nassau  26xF4F-4 70 
 44  CVE-16 Nassau  FM-2 52 
 44/09 45/04 CVE-77 Marcus Island (Stalemate II)  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 1743,33,70 
 44/10/10 44/11 CVE-77 Marcus Island (King II)  29: 17xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 44/12/12  CVE-77 Marcus Island (Mindoro)  33: 24xFM-2, 9xTBM-1C 70 
 44/12/30 45/02/14 CVE-77 Marcus Island (Mike1)  35: 26xFM-2, 9xTBM-1C 70,66 
 45/02/14  Ulithi   66 
 VC-22
 43/03 43/04 CVL-22 Independence  SBD-4 44 ex VT-22, > VT-22
 43/10 43/11 CVL-24 Belleau Wood,CVL-22 Independ  18xTBF-1 41/5 
 VC-23
     TBF/TBM 43 ex VT-23, > VT-2l
 VC-24
 43/11  Munda Filed  24xSBD 41/3 
 VC-25
 43/10 43/11 CVL-25 Cowpens CVG-25 10xTBF-1 41/5 
 VC-26
 43/03/10 43/04/25 Henderson Field CVEG-26 SBD,TBF 70 ex VGS-26
 43/04/25 43/06/26 CVE-26 Sangamon CVEG-26 SBD,TBF 70,43 > VT-26
 43/06/26 43/08/05 Henderson Field CVEG-26 SBD,TBF 70 
 43/08/05  CVE-26 Sangamon CVEG-26 SBD,TBF 70 
 VC-27
 44/09 44/10 CVE-78 Savo Island (Stalemate II)  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 43,52,70 
 44/10/10 44/11 CVE-78 Savo Island (King II)  29: 17xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 44/12/12  CVE-78 Savo Island (Mindoro landing  33: 24xFM-2, 9xTBM-1C 70 
 44/12/30  CVE-78 Savo Island (Mike1)  31: 19xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 VC-28
 43/03/10 43/04/25 Henderson Field CVEG-28 SBD,TBF/TBM 43 > VT-28
 43/04/25 43/06/26 CVE-28 Chenango CVEG-28 SBD,TBF/TBM 70 > VT-28
 43/06/26 43/08/05 Henderson Field CVEG-28 SBD,TBF/TBM 70 > VT-28
 43/08/05  CVE-28 Chenango CVEG-28 SBD,TBF/TBM 70 > VT-28
 VC-29
     TBF/TBM 43 ex VT-29, . VT-29
 VC-30
 43/10 43/11 CVL-26 Monterey CVG-30 9xTBM-1C 22,41/5 
 VC-31
     TBF/TBM 43 > VT-31
 VC-33
 43/09/06  CVE-16 Nassau  FM-1,TBF/TBM 17,43 
 43/11 43/12 CVE-57 Coral Sea (Galvanic)  22: 12xF4F-4,10xTBF-1C 70 
 44/01 44/04 CVE-57 Coral Sea (Flintlock)  5xFM-1,9xF4F-4,6xTBF-1C,4xTBF-1,2xTBM-1 70 
 44/04 44/05 CVE-57 Coral Sea (Persecution)  14xFM-2,7xTBF-1,4xTBM-1C 70 
 44/06 44/07 CVE-57 Coral Sea (Forager)  26:14xFM-2,2xTBF-1,6xTBF-1C,4xTBM-1C  
 VC-34
     TBF/TBM 43 ex VF-34, > VT-34
 VC-35
 43/11 43/12 CVE-28 Chenango (Galvanic) CVEG-35 6xTBF-1,3xTBF-1C,9xSBD-5 70 
 44/01 44/02 CVE-28 Chenango (Flintlock) CVEG-35 4xTBF-1,5xTBM-1C,9xSBD-5 70 
 VC-36
     TBF/TBM 43 
 VC-37
 43/11 43/12 CVE-26 Sangamon (Galvanic) CVEG-37 6xTBF-1,3xTBF-1C,9xSBD-5 43,70 > VT-37
 44/01 44/03 CVE-26 Sangamon (Flintlock) CVEG-37 6xTBF-1,4xTBM-1C,9xSBD-5 70 > VT-37
 VC-38
 43/11  Munda Field  9xSBD, 9xTBF 43,41/3 > VT-38
 VC-39
 43/11 43/11/24 CVE-56 Liscome Bay (Galvanic)  28:11xFM-1,5xF4F-4,9xTBM-1,3xTBM-1C 43,70 
 VC-40
 43/11  Munda Field  9xSBD, 9xTBF 43,41/3 > VT-40
 VC-41
 43/11 43/12 CVE-58 Corregidor  21: 12xFM-1,9xTBF-1 43,70 
 44/01 44/02 CVE-58 Corregidor (Flintlock)  20: 6xFM-1,3xF4F-4,3xTBF-1C,8xTBM-1 70 
 44/04 44/05 CVE-58 Corregidor (Persecution)  24: 15xFM-2, 8xTBM-1, 1xTBM-1C 70 
 44/06 44/07 CVE-58 Corregidor (Forager)  27: 15xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 45/08  CVE-93 Makin Island  FM-2,TBM 70 
 VC-42
 44/11 44/12/09 CVE-84 Shamrock Bay   66 transport from East Coast to P.H.
 44/12 45/04 CVE-58 Corregidor  TBF/TBM 43 
 VC-44
     TBF/TBM 43 
 VC-50
     TBF/TBM 43 > VT-50
 VC-51
     TBF/TBM 43 >VT-51
 VC-55
     TBF/TBM 43 
 VC-58
     TBF/TBM 43 > VT-55
 VC-60
 43/11 43/12 CVE-27 Suwannee (Galvanic) CVEG-60 9xTBF-1,9xSBD-5 43,70 > VT-60
 44/01 44/02 CVE-27 Suwannee (Flintlock) CVEG-60 2xTBF-1,7xTBM-1C,9xSBD-5 70 > VT-60
 VC-63
 44/01/03 44/04 CVE-62 Natoma Bay   70,66 
 44/03  CVE-63 Midway  TBF/TBM, FM2 43,52 
 44/04 44/05 CVE-62 Natoma Bay  15xFM-2,8xTBM-1,4xTBM-1C 70 
 VC-64
     TBF/TBM 43 > VT-39
 VC-65
 44/06 44/07 CVE-63 Midway  21: 12xFM-2,9xTBM-1C 25,43,70 
 44/09/15 44/10/04 CVE-63 St. Lo (Stalemate II)  29: 17xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 44/10/10 44/10/25 CVE-63 St. Lo (King II)  29: 17xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 VC-66
 44/01 44/03/03 CVE-16 Nassau (Flint)  TBF/TBM 43,70 
 44/03/03 44/03/30 P.H.   66 
 44/03/30 44/05 CVE-18 Altamaha  FM-2?,TBF/TBM 70 
 44/09/15 44/10/04 CVE-70 Fanshaw Bay  16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 VC-68
 44/06 44/07 CVE-70 Fanshaw Bay (Forager)  28: 16xFM-2,12xTBM-1C 25,70 
 44/10/10 44/11 CVE-70 Fanshaw Bay (King II)  28: 16xFM-2,12xTBM-1C 70 
 VC-69
     TBF/TBM 43 
 VC-71
 45/03  CVE-61 Manila Bay  TBM-1C 22 
 VC-72
 45/03  CVE-72 Tulagi  TBM-3 22 
 45/04/2? 45/09 CVE-61 Manila Bay   66 
 VC-75
 44/09 44/10 CVE-79 Ommaney Bay (Stalemate II)  27: 16xFM-2, 11xTBF-1C 52 
 44/10/10 44/11 CVE-79 Ommaney Bay (King II)  27: 16xFM-2, 11xTBF-1C 70 
 44/12/12  CVE-79 Ommaney Bay (Mindoro)  33: 24xFM-2, 9xTBM-1C 70 
 44/12/30  CVE-79 Ommaney Bay (Mike1)  31: 19xFM-2,10xTBM-1C,1xTBM-1CP,1xTBM-3 70 
 VC-76
 44/09 44/10 CVE-80 Petrof Bay (Stalemate II)  26: 16xFM-2, 10xTBM-1C 70 
 44/10/10 44/11 CVE-80 Petrof Bay (King II)  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 44/12/30 45/01 CVE-80 Petrof Bay (Mike1)  32: 20xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 45/01/30 45/03/10 CVE-80 Petrof Bay  FM-2, TBM-1C 22,43,81 
 VC-77
 44/08 45/03/11 CVE-81 Rudyerd Bay   66 
 44/08 45/03 CVE-81 Rudyerd Bay   66 
 VC-78
 44/09 44/10 CVE-82 Saginaw Bay (Stalemate II)  30: 18xFM-2, 12xTBM-1 43,70 
 44/10/10 44/11 CVE-82 Saginaw Bay (King II)  27: 15xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 44/12/30  CVE-82 Saginaw Bay (Mike1)  32: 20xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 70 
 VC-80
 44/10/10 44/11 CVE-61 Manila Bay (King II)  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 43,52 
 44/12/12  CVE-61 Manila Bay (Mindoro landing)  33: 24xFM-2, 9xTBM-1C 70 
 44/12/30  CVE-61 Manila Bay (Mike1)  32: 20xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 VC-81
 44/09/05 45/03/11 CVE-62 Natoma Bay (King II-Detach)  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C (King II) 43,70,66 
 44/12/12  CVE-62 Natoma Bay (Mindoro landing)  33: 24xFM-2, 9xTBM-1C 70 
 44/12/30  CVE-62 Natoma Bay (Mike1)  32: 20xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C 70 
 VC-82
 44/11 45/06 CVE-57 Anzio  FM-2,TBF/TBM; 44/12/18: 11xFM-2, 16xTBM-1C 66,70,85  44/11/17 sinking share(Lawrence C. Taylor) I-26 E of Samar(12-44N, 130-42E)
45/02/26 sinking I-368 35 nm W of Iwojima (24-43N, 140-37E), RO-43 50 nm WNWof Iwojima (24-07N, 140-19E)
45/05/30 sinking I-361 400 nm SE of Okinawa (22-22N, 134-09E)
 VC-83
 44/11  CVE-58 Corregidor  70  
 45/03/21 45/05/01 CVE-83 Sargent Bay (Iceberg)  31: 18xFM-2, 10xTBM-1C, 3xTBM-3 22,43,70 
 VC-84
 44  CVE-93 Makin Island  TBF/TBM, FM-2 43,52 
 44/12/30  CVE-93 Makin Island (Mike1)  25: 15xFM-2,9xTBM-3,1xTBM-3P 70 
 45/03/21 45/04/29 CVE-93 Makin Island (Iceberg)  27: 16xFM-2, 11xTBM-3 70 
 45/04/29  CVE-78 Savo Island   70 
 VC-85
 44/12/30  CVE-85 Lunga Point (Mike1)  26: 14xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 70 
 45/03/21  CVE-85 Lunga Point (Iceberg)  30: 18xFM-2, 11xTBM-3, 1xTBM-3P 70 
 45/05/ 45/05/24 Guam   66 
 45/05/24  CVE-81 Rudyerd Bay   66 
 45/07/02  CVE-75 Hoggat Bay  FM-2 17,43 
 VC-86
 44/12/30  CVE-95 Bismarck Sea  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 43,70 
 VC-87
 44/12/30  CVE-96 Salamaua  24: 14xFM-2, 10xTBM-3 43,70 
 45/02/14 45/04/03 CVE-77 Marcus Island (Iceberg)  32: 20xFM-2, 11xTBM-3, 1xTBM-3P 70,66 
 45/02/22 45/02/14 Ulithi   66 
 45/04/03  CVE-65 Wake Island (Iceberg)    
 VC-88
 45/03/21  CVE-82 Saginaw Bay (Iceberg)  31: 19xFM-2, 11xTBM-3, 1xTBM-3P 43,70 
 45/07  CVE-75 Hoggat Bay  FM-2 17,43 
 VC-90
 44/12/30  CVE-87 Steamer Bay (Mike1)  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 43,70 
 45/03/21 45/05/30 CVE-87 Steamer Bay (Iceberg)  33: 20xFM-2, 13xTBM-3 70 
 VC-91
 44/11/07  CVE-71 Kitkun Bay  TBF/TBM,FM2 43 
 44/12/30  CVE-71 Kitkun Bay (Mike1)  27: 15xFM-2, 1xFM-2P, 10xTBM-3, 1xTBM-3P 70 
 45/03/21 45/04/29 CVE-78 Savo Island (Iceberg)  32: 20xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 70 
 45/04/29  CVE-93 Makin Island   70 
 VC-92
 44/12/30  CVE-72 Tulagi (Mike1)  33: 21xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 43,70 
 45/03/21 45/05 CVE-72 Tulagi (Iceberg)  32: 20xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 70,85  45/04/29 sinking I-44 220 nm SE of Okinawa (24-15N, 131-16E)
 VC-93
 44/10/14  CVE-101 Matanikau   66 
 44/12/01 44/12/09 CVE-84 Shamrock Bay  FM-2 52,81 transfer from west coast to P.H.
 44/12/09 44/12/26 NAS Kaneohe  FM-2, TBM 81 training
 44/12/26 45/01/07 CVE-1 Long Island  FM-2, TBM 81 transfer from P.H. to Manus
 45/01/07 45/02/11 Manus  13 FM-2, 9 TBM 81 
 45/02/11 45/02/? CVE-20 Barnes  FM-2, TBM 81 transfer from Manus to Guam
 45/02/2? 45/03/10 Guam  FM-2, TBM 81 
 45/03  CVE-93 Makin Island  TBM-3 22,43 
 45/03/10 43/05/30 CVE-80 Petrof Bay (Iceberg)  30: 18xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 17,43,70, 
 45/05/30 45/08 CVE-87 Steamer Bay  FM-2, TBM 81 
 VC-94
 44/12/10 45/01 CVE-84 Shamrock Bay (Mike1)  32: 20xFM-2, 11xTBM-3, 1xTBM-3P 43,70 
 45/03/21 45/05/20 CVE-84 Shamrock Bay (Iceberg)  30: 18xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 70,66 
 VC-96
 45/03/21 45/05/23 CVE-81 Rudyerd Bay (Iceberg)  29: 17xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 17,43,70 
 45/05/23  Guam   66 
 45/05/28 45/06/27 CVE-84 Shamrock Bay   66 
 45/06/27  Leyte   66 
 VC-97
 45/01/29 45/05/07 CVE-91 Makassar Strait  28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-3 43,70,66 
 45/05/07  CVE-85 Shipley Bay   66 
 VC-98
 45/08  CVE-94 Lunkga Point  FM-2,TBM 70 
 45/08/05  CVE-94 Lunga Point  FM-2 17 
 VC-99
 45/07/02  CVE-75 Hoggat Bay  FM-2 17 
 VCS-2
 41/12  CruDiv2  4xSOC-1/3, 2xSON-1 114 
 VCS-3
 41/12  CruDiv3  3xSOC-3, 3xSON-1 114 
 VCS-4
 41/12  CruDiv4  16xSOC-1/2 114 
 VCS-5
 41/12  CruDiv5  16xSOC-1/2 114 
 VCS-6
 41/12  CruDiv6  15xSOC-1/2 114 
 VCS-7
 41/12  CruDiv7  12xSOC-1/3, 4xSON-1 114 
 VCS-8
 41 45 US Navy cruisers  OS2U, SOC 102 
 41/12  CruDiv8  6xSOC-2/3, 10xSON-1 114 
 VCS-9
 41 45 US Navy cruisers:  OS2U, SOC, SC-1 102 
 41/12  CruDiv9  16xSOC-3, 4xSON1 114 
 VCS-14
 44  US Navy cruisers: CL-89  SC-1 102 
 VCS-15
 43  US Navy cruisers: CL-46,  SOC 102 
 VCS-17
 44  US Navy cruisers: CL-90, CL-103  OS2U 102 
 VCS-20
 44  US Navy cruisers: CL-91  SC-1 102