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CV-6 USS Enterprise

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CV-6 USS Enterprise

Class

Yorktown class

Builder

Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.,

Newport News, Virginia

Laid down

16. July 1934

Launched

3. September 1936

Commissioned

12. May 1938

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

 NIQM

Camouflage

May 1938 - Jan 1941
Jan. 1941 - Dec 1941
Jan. 1942 - Dec- 1943
Dec. 1943 - Jun. 1944
Jun. 1944 - Jan. 1945
Jan. 1945 - Feb. 1947

 Measures 13
Measures 1
Measures 11, 21
Measures 14
Measures 33/4ab
Measures 22

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NS Norfolk VA
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Enterprise Air Group
July 1938 - 1938
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VF-6 F3F-2, SBC-3, O3U-3 6-F-0
VB-6 BT-1 6-B-0
VT-6 TBD-1 6-T-0
VS-6 SBC-3 6-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Enterprise Air Group
16. January 1939 - 1939
East Pacific (Fleet Problem XX)
VF-6 F3F-2, SBC-3, SU-2 6-F-0
VB-6 BT-1 6-B-0
VT-6 TBD-1 6-T-0
VS-6 SBC-3 6-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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Enterprise Air Group
July 1940 - 1940
East Pacific
VF-6 F3F-2, SBC-4, SU-3 6-F-0
VB-6 BT-1, SBC-3 6-B-0
VT-6 TBD-1, SU-1, SU-3 6-T-0
VS-6 SBC-3 6-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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NS San Diego CA
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Enterprise Air Group
28. November 1941 - 7. December 1941
East Pacific
VF-6 F4F-3A 6-F-0
VB-6 SBD-2, SBD-3 6-B-0
VT-6 TBD-1 6-T-0
VS-6 SBD-2, SBD-3 6-S-0
VMF-211 F2A-2 211-MF-0
VMF-211 was delivered to Wake and until the 2. December 1941 on bord the USS Enterprise.
last update 7. March 2007
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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Enterprise Air Group
11. January 1942 - February 1942
East Pacific (Samoa)
VF-6 F4F-3A 6-F-0
VB-3 SBD-3 3-B-0
VB-6 SBD-2, SBD-3 6-B-0
VT-6 TBD-1 6-T-0
last update 7. March 2007
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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Enterprise Air Group
8. April 1942 - 25. April 1942
East Pacific (Tokio Raid)
VF-6 F4F-4 6-F-0
VB-3 SBD-3 3-B-0
VB-6 SBD-2, SBD-3 6-B-0
VT-6 TBD-1 6-T-0
last update 7. March 2007
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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Enterprise Air Group
30. April 1942 - 26. May 1942
East Pacific 
VF-6 F4F-4 6-F-0
VB-3 SBD-3 3-B-0
VB-6 SBD-2, SBD-3 6-B-0
VT-6 TBD-1 6-T-0
last update 7. March 2007
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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Enterprise Air Group
28. May 1942 - 13. June 1942
East Pacific (Midway)
VF-6 F4F-4 6-F-0
VB-6 SBD-2, SBD-3 6-B-0
VT-6 TBD-1 6-T-0
VS-6 SBD-3 6-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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Enterprise Air Group
15. July 1942 - 25. August 1942
East Pacific (Midway)
VF-6 F4F-4 6-F-0
VB-6 SBD-2, SBD-3 6-B-0
VT-3 TBF-1 3-T-0
last update 7. March 2007
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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Yardtime at the NS Pearl Harbor from 10. September 1942 to 16. October 1942
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CVG-10
16. October 1942 - 16. November 1942
West Pacific (Noumea)
VF-10 F4F-4 0
VB-10 SBD-3 0
VT-10 TBF-1 1-T-0
VS-10 SBD-3 0
last update 7. March 2007
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Noumea, New Caledonia
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CVG-10
4. December 1942 - 27. May 1943
West Pacific (Solomons)
VF-10 F4F-4 0
VB-10 SBD-3 0
VT-10 TBF-1 1-T-0
VS-10 SBD-3 0
last update 7. March 2007
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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NS Bremmereton WA
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Yardtime at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton Washington from 20. July 1943 to 1. November 1943
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NS San Diego CA
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CVG-6
18. November 1943 - 8. December 1943
West Pacific (Gilberts)
VF-2 F6F-3 1-F-0
VB-6 SBD-5 1-B-0
VT-6 TBF-1 1-T-0
last update 3. January 2008
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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CVG-10
29. January 1944 - 20. February 1944
West Pacific (Marshall, Kwajalein)
VF-10 F6F-3 0
VB-10 SBD-5 0
VT-10 TBF-1 1-T-0
last update 7. March 2007
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Majuro
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CVG-10
15. March 1944 - July 1944
West Pacific (Truk, Marianen)
VF-10 F6F-3 0
VF(N)-101 Det. F4U-2 o
VB-10 SBD-5 0
VT-10 TBF-1C 1-T-0
last update 7. March 2007
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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CVG-20
24. August 1944 - 6. December 1944
West Pacific (Philippines)
VF-20 F6F-5, F6F-5P  . 
VF(N)-78 F6F-5N . 
VB-20 SB2C-3 . 
VT-20 TBM-1C  .
last update 3. January 2007
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NS Pearl Harbor HI
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CVG(N)-90
24. December 1944 - 14. May 1945
West Pacific 
VF(N)-90 F6F-5N, F6F-5, F6F-5P 1-F-0
VT(N)-90 TBM-3D 1-T-0
last update 7. March 2007
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NS Pouget Sound
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Decommissioned

17. February 1947
Commanding Officers 
Capt. Newton Harris White, Jr. 12. May 1938 21. Dec. 1938
Capt. Charles Alan Pownall 21. Dec. 1938 29. May 1940
Capt. Archibald Hugh Douglas * 29. May 1940 29. May 1940
Capt. Charles Alan Pownall 29. May 1940 21. Mar. 1941
Capt. George Dominic Murray 21. Mar. 1941 30. Jun. 1942
Capt. Arthur Cayley Davis 30. Jun. 1942 21. Oct. 1942
Capt. Osborne Bennett Hardison 21. Oct. 1942 7. Apr. 1943
Capt. Carlos Wilhelm Wieber 7. Apr. 1943 16. Apr. 1943
Capt. Samuel Paul Ginder 16. Apr. 1943 7. Nov. 1943
Capt. Matthias Bennett Gardner 7. Nov. 1943 10. Jul. 1944
Cdr. Thomas James Hamilton 10. Jul. 1944 29. Jul. 1944
Capt. Cato Douglas Glover, Jr. 29. Jul. 1944 14. Dec. 1944
Capt. Grover Budd Hartley Hall 14. Dec. 1944 25. Sep. 1945
Capt. William Lehigh Rees 25. Sep. 1945 20. Feb. 1946
Capt. Francis Emerson Bardwell 20. Feb. 1946 10. Jun. 1946
Cdr. Conrad Winfield Craven 10. Jun. 1946 31. Jan. 1947
Cdr. Lewis Farling Davis 31. Jan. 1947 17. Feb. 1947
* Capt. Archibald Hugh Douglas was in command of USS Enterprise for just four hours (15.04 h–19.04 h) and was then ordered detached to command USS Saratoga (CV-3), whose CO, Capt. R.P. Molten, Jr., had died the day before. 
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