USS Bataan (CVL-29)
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USS Bataan, originally planned as USS Buffalo and also classified as CV-29, was an 11,000 ton Independence-class light aircraft carrier which was commissioned in the United States Navy during World Wa
USS Bataan preparing for her second Korean War deployment
Captain Valentine H. Schaeffer, USN, the carrier's Commanding Officer, cuts the cake at a reception following her commissioning ceremonies, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17 November 1943. Looking on are Philippine Commonwealth Vice President Sergio Osmeña and Miss Rosie Osmeña.
A Japanese Kamikaze crashes near USS Bataan in April 1945
Bataan headed for home the final time on 22 May 1953
Cleveland-class cruiser
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The Cleveland-class was a group of light cruisers built for the United States Navy during World War II. Fifty-two were ordered, and 36 were completed, 27 as cruisers and nine as the Independence-class
USS Bataan (CVL-29)
…Hills, California, on 19 June 1961 for scrapping. The vessel that eventually became the light aircraft carrier Bataan was originally planned as the Cleveland-class light cruiser Buffalo (CL-99). Following the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the need for more carriers became urgent. In response, the Navy…
USS Manchester on 31 October 1952