USS Saipan (CVL-48)
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The first USS Saipan (CVL-48/AVT-6/CC-3) was a light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class of carrier. She was later selected for conversion into a command ship in 1963–1964, but instead of becoming a command ship she was converted to the Major Communications Relay Ship Arlington (AGMR-2) in 1965.
USS Saipan underway, c. 1956
FH-1 Phantom of VF-17A on Saipan, May 1948.
USS Arlington (AGMR-2), 1967.
USS Saipan being launched at New York Shipbuilding Corporation on 8 July 1945.
USS Monterey (CVL-26)
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USS Monterey (CVL-26) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, in service during World War II and used in training for several years thereafter.
USS Monterey (August 1951)
Monterey in 1944
The gunnery officers of USS Monterey. Gerald R. Ford is second from the right, in the front row.
Navy junior officers in forward elevator well playing basketball. Jumper at left is Gerald R. Ford, mid-1944