USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)

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USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

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instanceOf Independence-class light aircraft carrier
United States Navy aircraft carrier
airGroupSize about 30 aircraft
armament 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
40 mm anti-aircraft guns
5-inch/38 caliber guns
awarded Navy Unit Commendation
Presidential Unit Citation
battleStars 12
beam about 71 feet
class Independence class
commissioned 1943-03-31
conflict World War II
country United States
crewComplement around 1500 personnel
decommissioned 1947-01-13
displacementFullLoad about 15000 tons
displacementStandard about 11000 tons
fate scrapped
flightDeckBeam about 109 feet
hullNumber CVL-24
laidDown 1941-11-19
laidDownAs USS New Haven (CL-76)
laterName Bois Belleau (R97)
launched 1942-12-06
length about 622 feet
maximumSpeed about 31 knots
namedAfter Battle of Belleau Wood
Belleau Wood, France
linked to: Belleau, Aisne
operator United States Navy
originalType Cleveland-class light cruiser hull
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Gilbert Islands campaign
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
Marshall Islands campaign
operations against Formosa
operations against the Philippines
strikes against the Japanese home islands
placeBuilt Camden, New Jersey
linked to: Camden
propulsion four shafts
steam turbines
scrappedIn 1960s
shipyard New York Shipbuilding Corporation
stricken 1958-09-01
taskForceAssignment Fast Carrier Task Force
taskForceNumber Task Force 38
Task Force 58
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater of World War II
transferredTo French Navy
transferYear 1953

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Battle of the Philippine Sea aircraftCarrierInvolved USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)