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Independence |
Name: |
Amsterdam (Laid down as) Independence (Feb. 12, 1942) |
Type: |
Light Cruiser (Laid down as) Aircraft Carrier |
Class: |
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Hull Number: |
CL-59 (Laid down as) CV-22 (Feb. 12, 1942) CVL-22 (July 15, 1943) |
Built By: |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
Awarded: |
September 9, 1940 |
Keel Laid Down: |
May 1, 1941 |
Launched: |
August 22, 1942 |
Commissioned: |
January 14, 1943 |
Decommissioned: |
August 28, 1946 |
Stricken: |
February 27,1951 |
Fate: |
Sunk as target off California January 30, 1951 |
Dimensions are general for class |
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Length: |
622' 6" OA |
Beam: |
71' 6" 109' 2"(Flight deck) |
Draft: |
26' |
Displacement: |
11,000 Standard 4,800 DWT 15,800 Full |
Engines: |
4 x Geared Steam Turbines |
SHP: |
100,000 |
Boilers: |
4 x Babcock & Wilcox |
Screws: |
4 |
Speed: |
31.6 knots |
Range: |
12,500 NM @ 15 knots |
Crew: |
1,560 |
Armament (As completed) |
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8 x 40mm/56 (in 2 quad mounts, 1 fore, 1 aft) 18 x 40mm/56 (In 9 twin mounts, 5 port, 4 starboard) 16 x 20mm/70 (In single mounts) 45 aircraft |
Commanders |
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Jan. 14, 1943 |
Sept. 27, 1943 |
Capt. George R. Fairlamb Jr. |
Sept. 27, 1943 |
July 26, 1944 |
Capt. Rudolph L. Johnson |
July 26, 1944 |
March 6, 1945 |
Capt. Edward C. Ewen |
March 6, 1945 |
Aug. 28, 1946 |
Capt. Nolan M. Kindell |
Battle Stars |
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Aug. 31, 1943 |
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Pacific Raids: Marcus Islands raid |
Nov. 11, 1943 |
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Treasury-Bogainville operation: 2nd Rabaul strike |
Nov. 19, 1943 |
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Gilbert Islands operation |
Sept. 6, 1944 |
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Western Caroline Islands: Capture and occupation of South Palau Islands |
Oct. 10, 1944 |
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Leyte Operation: 3rd Fleet supporting operations Okinawa attack |
Jan. 3, 1945 |
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Luzon Operation: 3rd Fleet supporting operations-Formosa attacks |
Mar. 17, 1945 |
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Okinawa Operation: Raids in support of Okinawa Gunto operation |
July 10, 1945 |
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3rd Fleet operations against Japan |
Awards |
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American Area Campaign Service Medal |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal |
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World War 2 Victory Medal |
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Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Clasp |
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Republic of the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation |
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Philippine Liberation Medal |