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CVL-25 Cowpens
United States Navy light aircraft carrier
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| 1941/11/17 New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J. | 1943/01/17 | 1943/05/28 | 1959/11/01
scrap | ||
| Namesake: Revolutionary War battle fought 17 January 1781, 7 miles north of the town of Cowpens, S.C., was an American victory in the campaign which led to the British surrender at Yorktown. | |||||
| TTD differences from class: | |||||
| Camouflage: 43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 33/7a, 45: Ms 22 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 43/09/0? | joinPac - Panama Canal | 81 | |||
| 43/09/13 | 43/09/19 | sail from San Diego to P.H. | 81 | ||
| 43/09/19 | 43/09/29 | P.H. - training exercises | 66 81 | ||
| 43/09/29 | 43/10/11 | 14 | raid -Wake CVG-25 | 66 81 | |
| 43/10/18 | damaged in collision with Abbot in P.H. area | 66 | |||
| 43/10/21 | 43/12/09 | Galvan | 50.1 | CVG-25: VF-6,VF-25, VC-25 | |
| 43/12/29 | P.H. | 88 | |||
| 44/01/27 | 44/02/13 | Flint | 58.3 | CVG-25: VF-25,VT-25 | |
| 44/02/12 | 44/02/17 | Hailst | 50.9 | ||
| 44/02/12 | 44/02/19 | Hailst | 58.3 | ||
| 44/02/20 | 44/02/22 | 58.3 | raid -Marianas (CVG-25) | ||
| 44/03/15 | 44/04/06 | Desec1 | 58.1 | raid -Palau - (CVG-25) | 81 |
| 44/04/13 | 44/05/14 | Reckle | 58.1 | CVG-25 | |
| 44/05/14 | 44/06/06 | Majuro | 66 | ||
| 44/06/06 | 44/07/10 | Forage | 58.4 | CVG-25 | 81 |
| 44/06/19 | Forage | 58.4 | xPhilip | ||
| 44/07/?? | 44/08 | PHNY - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 44/08/17 | 44/08/28 | Eniwetok | 66 | ||
| 44/08/28 | 44/11/27 | King2 | 38.1 | CVG-22 | 81 |
| 44/10/14 | 44/10/20 | King2 | 30.3.1 | detached to cover "CripDiv1" | 66 |
| 44/10/25 | King2 | 38.1 | xSamar | 81 | |
| 44/12/01 | 44/12/24 | Love3 | 38 | land Mindoro | |
| 44/12/18 | 38 | damage(typhoon) E of Luzon | |||
| 44/12/30 | 45/01/25 | Mike1 | 38.1 | CVG-22 | 66 81 |
| 45/02/10 | 45/03/04 | Detach | 58.3 | CVG-46 | 66 84 |
| 45/03/07 | 45/03/28 | sail from Ulithi to San Francisco | 81 | ||
| 45/03/28 | 45/05/21 | MINY - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 45/05 | 45/06/13 | P.H. - training | 66 | ||
| 45/06/13 | 45/06/25? | sail (with Hancock) P.H. > San Pedro Bay, Leyte | 66 | ||
| 45/06/20 | 12.4 | raid Wake (with Hancock) - CVG-50 | 66 81 | ||
| 45/07/01 | 45/08/30 | 38.4 | raid Home Islands (CVG-50 | 81 | |
| 45/08/27 | 45/09 | Tokio Bay | 81 | ||
| 45/09/02 | Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony | 81 | |||