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USS Monterey CV-26 / CVL-26 / AVT-2 |
Name: |
Dayton Monterey (March 31, 1942) |
Type: |
Light Cruiser (Laid down as) Aircraft Carrier |
Class: |
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Hull Number: |
CL-78 CV-26 (Mar. 27, 1942) CVL-26 (July 15, 1943) AVT-2 (May 15, 1959) |
Built By: |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
Awarded: |
September 9, 1940 March 27, 1942 (Reordered as carrier) |
Keel Laid Down: |
December 29, 1941 (as Dayton) |
Launched: |
February 28, 1943 Christened by Mrs. P.N.L. Bellinger |
Commissioned: |
June 17, 1943 |
Decommissioned: |
January 16, 1956 |
Stricken: |
June 1, 1970 |
Fate: |
Scrapped |
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 |
Combat Victories |
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Date
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Name |
Type |
Tons |
Nationality |
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Commanders |
June 17, 1943 |
Capt. Lester T. Hundt |
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Capt. S.H. Ingersoll |
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Sept. 15, 1950 |
Capt. D.L. Mills |
Battle Stars |
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Nov. 19, 1943 |
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Gilbert Islands Operation |
Dec. 25, 1943 |
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Bismarck Archipelago Operation: Kavieng strike |
Jan. 29, 1944 |
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Marshall Islands Operation: Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls |
Feb. 16, 1944 |
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Asiatic-Pacific raids: Truk attack |
Apr. 21, 1944 |
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Hollandia Operation: Aitape-Humboldt Bay-Tanahmerah Bay |
June 11, 1944 |
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Marianas Operation: Capture and occupation of Saipan |
Sept. 6, 1944 |
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Western Caroline Islands: Capture and occupation of south Palau Islands |
Sept. 15, 1944 |
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Western New Guinea Operation: Morotal landings |
Oct. 10, 1944 |
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Leyte Operation: 3rd Fleet supporting operations Okinawa attack |
May 9, 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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Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Service Medal |
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American Area Campaign 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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National Defense Service Medal |
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Philippine Liberation Campaign Ribbon |
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Republic of the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation |
Notes |
April 3, 1952 Igor Sikorsky landed a helicopter on board. Feb. 2, 1955 Capt. Don W. Dickenson made the 100,000 arrested landing on a US Carrier. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Apr. 28, 2013 |