file created: 12/07/02 00:59:50 , last update: 01/04/01
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CV-15 Randolph
United States Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Essex-long 1943/05/10
Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News
1944/06/29 1944/10/09 1975/04/01
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Namesake: Peyton Randolph - 1st Continental Congress president
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44-44/11: Ms 32/17a-1, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/12       joinPac  
44/12/31 45/01/10     Hunters Point Naval Shipyard - AA guns added   84 
45/01/10       NAS Alameda - embark CVG-12, disembark CVG-87   84 
45/01/20 45/01/26     sail San Francisco > P.H.   84 
45/01/26 45/01/29     P.H.   84 
45/01/29 45/02/07   12.2 sail P.H. > Ulithi   66  84 
45/02/07 45/03 Detach 58.4 CVG-12   66 
45/03/09 45/03/10     training off Ulithi   84 
45/03/11     58.4 damage(kami - Frances) at Ulithi (10-01N, 139-40E) 26 KIA, 3 MIA, 105 WIA   66  84  85
45/03/11 45/04/01     Ulithi - repairs   66 
45/04/01 45/04/02     off Ulithi - post repair training   84 
45/04/05 45/04/08     sail Ulithi > Okinawa area to join TF 58   84 
45/04/08 45/04/16 Iceber 58.2    
45/04/16 45/05/28 Iceber 58.3/FF- from 44/05/14 CVG-12   80 
45/05/28 45/05/31     sail Okinawa area > Apra Harbor, Guam   84 
45/06/01 45/06/04     sail Guam > San Pedro, Leyte   84 
45/06/07       disabled San Pedro Bay, Leyte (P-38 crash)   80 
45/06/07 45/06/11     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - repairs   84 
45/07/01 45/09   38.3/GF raid Home Islands - CVG-16   84  105 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1952/10/01 > CVA-15, 1959/03/31 > CVS-15
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
Notice: "G code"from 45/07/27: L; nickname "Randy"