file created: 12/07/02 00:52:57 , last update: 10/21/02
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CVE-1 Long Island
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Long 1939/07/07
Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News 		1940/01/11 1941/06/02 1949
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41:Ms 12, 42: Ms 12 Mod, 43: Ms 14, 44: Ms 32/9a,45: Ms 21
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07       Norflok   114 
42/05/10       sail to Pacific   70 
42/06       joinPac - VGS-1   70 
42/06/05       arrived San Francisco   66 
42/06/05 42/06/17   1     66 
42/06/17 42/07/08     San Diego - carrier pilot training - VMF-211   66  131 
42/07 42/07/03     carry planes from San Diego to P.H.   70 
42/07/03 42/07/?     carry planes from P.H. to Palmyra Is   70 
42/08/02 42/08/13     carry VMF-223,VMSB-232 from P.H. to Suva, Fiji Is   70 
42/08/13 42/08/22     sail with VMF-223,VMSB-232 from Suva, Fiji Is to Efate > SE of Guadalc   70 
42/08/20       200 miles SE of Guadalcanal - launch VMF-223,VMSB-232 to Henderson   70 
42/08/28 42/08/29     bring VMF-224,VMSB-231 from Vila to Henderson Field   70 
42/08/29 42/09/19     sail Esp. Santo > San Diego - disembarked VGS-1   70 
43/02/19 43/03/??     carry VF-11 elements P.H. > Nandi, Fiji Is   81 
44/12/26 45/01/07     carry VC-93 from P.H. to Manus   81 
45/04/0? 45/04/25     sail from Eniwetok to Manus > Guam   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: AVG-1, 42/08/20 > ACV-1, 43/07/15 > CVE-1
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