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Independence Class Aircraft Carriers Class Overview |
Name |
Number |
Laid Down As |
Number |
Fate |
Notes |
Independence |
CV-22 |
Amsterdam |
CL-59 |
Sunk as target 1-29-1951 |
|
Princeton |
CV-23 |
Tallahassee |
CL-61 |
Sunk at Leyte 10-24-1944 |
|
Belleau Wood |
CV-24 |
New Haven |
CL-76 |
Scrapped 1962 |
To France as Bois Belleau |
Cowpens |
CV-25 |
Huntington |
CL-77 |
Scrapped 1960 |
|
Monterey |
CV-26 |
Dayton |
CL-78 |
Scrapped 1970's |
|
Langley |
CVL-27 |
Fargo |
CL-85 |
Scrapped 1964 |
To France as La Fayette |
Cabot |
CVL-28 |
Wilmington |
CL-79 |
Scrapped 2000 |
To Spain as Dédalo |
Bataan |
CVL-29 |
Buffalo |
CL-99 |
Scrapped 1961 |
|
San Jacinto |
CVL-30 |
Newark |
CL-100 |
Scrapped 1970's |
9 Ships in class, all converted from Cleveland Class Light Cruisers. All 9 built by New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey. 7 Scrapped 1 Sunk in combat 1 Sunk as target 0 Remaining |