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USS Princeton |
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USS Princeton |
Class |
Essex class "Long Hull" |
Builder |
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
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Laid
down
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14. September
1943 |
Launched |
8. July 1945 |
Commissioned
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18. November
1945 |
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Hoist / Radio Call Sign |
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last
update 20. November 2007
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last
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last
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Decommissioned
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last
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Source: The Hook
Magazine Spring 1983 issue
last
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last
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Redesignation
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last
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Redesiganation
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last
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HS-4 |
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last
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CVS-37
USS Princeton |
5. January 1956 - 1.
August 1956 |
West
Pacific |
CarDif 17 (Operation Firm
Link) |
Capt:
Capt. Henry G. Sanchez (til 14 January 1955)
Capt. Wilmer E. Gallaher |
CAG: - |
VS-20 |
S2F-1 |
SV
00 |
Cdr.
L. J. Carr |
VS-21 |
S2F-1 |
BS 00 |
Cdr.
A. H. Wellman |
HS-2 Det.
N* |
HO4S-3 |
HV 00 |
LCdr. D. D. Mackay |
HMR-161** |
HRS-1 |
HR 00 |
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HMR-162*** |
HRS-3 |
HS 00 |
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*
HS-2 Det
N became on 1.
June 1956
HS-6 |
**
HMR-161 was from 4.
February 1956 til 10. March 1956 on Board |
***
HMR-162 was from 4.
February 1956 til April 1956 on Board |
Port
calls
at: Pearl Harbor HI.,
Bangkock Thailand,
Yokosuka Japan, Manila Philippines, Subic Bay Philippines, Okinawa,
Kure Japan, Keelung Taiwan, Sasebo Japan, Hong Kong. |
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HMR-162 |
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last
update 18. August 2023 |
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last
update 8. August 2008
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last
update 8. August 2008
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Redesiganation
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1959 - 1959 |
West
Pacific |
--- |
--- |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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West
Pacific |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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January 1961 - May 1961 |
West
Pacific |
--- |
--- |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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May 1962 -
August 1962 |
West
Pacific |
--- |
--- |
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Operation Dominic Spring and
Summer |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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September 1962
- November 1962 |
West
Pacific |
--- |
--- |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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February 1963 - November
1963 |
West
Pacific (Vietnam) |
--- |
--- |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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May 1964 -
August 1964 |
West Pacific
(Vietnam) |
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last update20. September 2011 |
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October 1964 -
May 1965 |
West Pacific
(Vietnam) |
--- |
--- |
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last update20. September 2011 |
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August
1965 - 1965 |
West
Pacific (Vietnam) |
MAG 36 |
--- |
--- |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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February
1966 - 2. September 1966 |
West
Pacific (Vietnam) |
MAG 36 |
--- |
--- |
Operation
Jackstay, 26 March - 6 April, Operation Osage”, 27 April - 4 May,
Operation Deckhouse I, 18 - 27 June, Operation Deckhouse II and
Hastings. |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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30.
January 1967 - 19. June 1967 |
West
Pacific (Vietnam) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Operation Beacon Star,
Oparation Shawnee |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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May
1968 - December 1968 |
West
Pacific (Vietnam) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Operation
Fortress Attack III and IV, Operation Proud Hunter, Operation Swift
Pursuit, and Operation Eager Hunter.” |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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April 1969 - May 1969 |
West
Pacific (Apollo 10) |
HS-4 Det. |
SH-3D |
NT 300 |
Recovery of the Apollo 10
Capsule |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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May
1969 - September 1969 |
West
Pacific (Vietnam) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Operation
Shellback |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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October 1969 - December 1969 |
Alaska |
--- |
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last
update20. September 2011 |
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Decommissioned
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USS Princeton
Commanding Officers |
1945 -
1949 (CV-37) |
Capt.
John Madison Hoskins |
18.
Nov.1945 |
31. Dec.
1946 |
Capt.
Francis Massie Hughes |
31. Dec.
1946 |
16.
Jan. 1948 |
Capt.
Murr Edward Arnold |
16.
Jan. 1948 |
22. Jan.
1949 |
Capt.
Albert Noble Perkins |
22. Jan.
1949 |
20.
Mar. 1949 |
Cdr.
Francis Edward Nuessle |
20.
Mar. 1949 |
20. Jun.
1949 |
1950 -
1959 (CV-37, CVS-37) |
Capt.
William Onahan Gallery |
28.
Aug. 1950 |
11. Aug.
1951 |
Capt.
Paul David Stroop |
11. Aug.
1951 |
31. Aug.
1952 |
Capt.
William Right Hollingsworth |
31. Aug.
1952 |
18. Mar.
1953 |
Capt.
Otis Cockerill Gregg, Sr. |
18. Mar.
1953 |
15. Feb.
1954 |
Capt.
John Clement Alderman |
15. Feb.
1954 |
15. Jan.
1955 |
Capt.
Henry Gabriel Sanchez |
15. Jan.
1955 |
14. Jan.
1956 |
Capt.
Wilmer Earle Gallaher |
14. Jan.
1956 |
19. Jan.
1957 |
Capt.
John Lester Chittenden |
19. Jan.
1957 |
14. Jan.
1958 |
Capt.
William Lockhart Dawson |
14. Jan.
1958 |
2. Mar. 1959 |
1950 -
1959 (CV-37, CVS-37) |
Capt.
William Lockhart Dawson |
2. Mar. 1959 |
May 1959 |
Capt. Frank Kidder Upham II |
May 1959 |
31. May 1960 |
Capt. Charles
Merton Brower |
31. May 1960 |
31. May 1961 |
Capt. Theodore
Henry Davie |
31. May 1961 |
1961 |
Capt. Lavell
Meldrum Bigelow |
1961 |
10. Feb.
1962 |
Capt. Parker C. Cooper |
10. Feb.
1962 |
9. May 1962 |
Capt. Robert Hayes Smith |
9. May 1962 |
10. Jul. 1962 |
Capt. John Hoag Boyum |
10. Jul. 1962 |
9. May
1964 |
Capt. Paul Joseph Knapp |
9. May
1964 |
19. Jun.
1965 |
Capt. Thomas James Gallagher
Jr. |
19. Jun.
1965 |
16. Jun.
1966 |
Capt. Tazewell Taylor
Shepard Jr. |
16. Jun.
1966 |
1966 |
Capt. Richard Lull Cochrane |
1966 |
29 May
1967 |
Capt. Frank Hammond O'Brien,
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29 May
1967 |
6 August
1968 |
Capt. Carl Mann Cruse |
6 August
1968 |
27.
August 1969 |
Capt. Franklin Taylor
Stephens Jr. |
27.
August 1969 |
30. January 1970 |
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