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CV-4 USS Ranger

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CV-4 USS Ranger

Class

Ranger class

Builder

Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.

Newport News, Virginia

Laid down

26. September 1931

Launched

25. Februry 1933

Commissioned

4. June 1934

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

 NABF   

Camouflage

Jun. 1934 - Feb. 1940
Jan. 1941 - Apr. 1942 
Apr. 1942 - Jan. 1943 
Jan. 1943 - Jun. 1944
Jun. 1944 -        1945
       1945 - Oct. 1946

 Measures 13
Measures 1, 12
Measures 12
Measures 22
Measures 33/1a
 Measures 21

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NS Norfolk VA
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17. August 1934 - 4. October 1934
Carribbean Shakedown
VF-3B F2F-1, F4B-4, O3U-1, SU-2, SF-1 3-F-0
VB-3B BM-1, BM-2 3-B-0
VB-5B BF2C-1,  O2U-2, SF-1 5-B-0
VS-1B SU-4 1-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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28. March 1935 - 15. April 1935
Carribbean (Pannama)
VF-3B F2F-1, F4B-4, O3U-1, SU-2, SF-1 3-F-0
VB-3B BG-1 3-B-0
VB-5B BF2C-1, O2U-2, SF-1 5-B-0
VS-1B SU-4 1-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS San Diego CA
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May 1935 - May 1935
East Pacific / Hawaii
VF-3B F2F-1, SBU-1, O3U-1 3-F-0
VB-3B BG-1 3-B-0
VB-1B BM-1, BM-2 1-B-0
VS-1B SBU-1 1-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS San Diego CA
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25. November 1935 - 25. February 1936
North Pacific / Alaska
VF-5B F3F-1, SBU-1, O3U-1 5-F-0
VF-3B F2F-1, SBU-1, O3U-1 3-F-0
VB-3B BG-1 3-B-0
VB-1B BM-1, BM-2 1-B-0
VS-1B SBU-1 1-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS San Diego CA
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16. April 1937 - 4. June 1937
East Pacific
VF-5B F3F-1, SBU-1 5-F-0
VB-1B BM-1, BM-2 1-B-0
VS-1B SBU-1 1-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS San Diego CA
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15. March 1938 - 18. April 1938
West Pacific (Hawaiian Aera)
VF-4 F3F-1, SBU-1, O3U-3 4-F-0
VB-4 BG-1 4-B-0
VS-41 SBU-1 41-S-0
VS-42

SBU-1

 42-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
4. January 1939 - 18. April 1939
Caribbean
VF-4 F3F-1 4-F-0
VB-3 SB2U-1 3-B-0
VS-41 SBU-1 41-S-0
VS-42 SBU-1 42-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
28. October 1939 - 8. December 1939
Caribbean
VF-4 F3F-1, SU-3 4-F-0
VB-4 SB2U-1, SBC-3 4-B-0
VS-41 SBU-1 41-S-0
VS-42 SBU-1 42-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
2. October 1940 - 13. December 1940
Caribbean
VB-4 SB2U-1 4-B-0
VS-41 SBU-1 41-S-0
VS-42 SBU-1 42-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
7. January 1941 - 23. March 1941
Caribbean
VF-4 F4F-3 4-F-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
28. April 1941 - 23. May 1942
North Atlantic (Neutrality Patrol)
VF-41 F4F-3 41-F-0
VS-41 SB2U-2 41-S-0
VS-42 SB2U-1, SB2U-2 42-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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Yorktown Air Group
23. May 1941 - 11. June 1941
North Atlantic (Neutrality Patrol)
VF-5 F4F-3 5-F-0
VB-5 BT-1 5-B-0
VS-5 SBD-2 5-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
2. October 1941 - 8. December 1941
Atlantic / Caribbean (Neutrality Patrol)
VF-41 F4F-3 41-F-0
VS-41 SB2U-1, SB2U-2 41-S-0
VS-42 SB2U-1, SB2U-2 42-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
21. December 1941 - 19. March 1942
Atlantic / Bermuda (Neutrality Patrol)
VF-72 F4F-3 72-F-0
VT-4 TBD-1 4-T-0
VS-41 SB2U-1, SB2U-2 41-S-0
VS-42 SB2U-1, SB2U-2 42-S-0
* VT-4 was deployed aboard the USS Ranger from 10. January 1942 on.
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
22. April 1942 - 28. May 1942
Atlantic / North Africa
VS-41 Det. SB2U-1, SB2U-2 41-S-0
33 PS (USAAF) P-40N --
* 33 PS was deployed aboard the USS Ranger until 10. May 1942.
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Quonset Point RI
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Ranger Air Group
2. June 1942 - 22. June 1942
Atlantic / Newfoundland
VF-41 F4F-4 41-F-0
VS-41 SBD-3 41-S-0
VT-4 TBD-1 4-T-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Quonset Point RI
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Ranger Air Group
1. July 1942 - 5. August 1942
Atlantic / North Africa
VS-42 Det. SB2U-1, SB2U-2 42-S-0
? PS (USAAF) P-40N --
* ? PS was deployed aboard the USS Ranger until 19. July 1942.
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
3. October 1942 - 24. November 1942
East Atlantic (Torch)
VF-41 F4F-4 41-F-0
VF-9 F4F-4 9-F-0
VS-41 SBD-3 41-S-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
8. January 1943 - 30. January 1943
Atlantic / North Africa
VT-4 Det. TBF-1 4-T-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
14. February 1943 - 6 March 1943
Atlantic / North Africa
VT-4 Det. TBF-1 4-T-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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Ranger Air Group
23. March 1943 - 27. July 1943
North Atlantic / Newfoundland
VF-41 F4F-4 41-F-0
VT-4  TBF-1 4-T-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Norfolk VA
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CVG-4
5. August 1943 - 3. December 1943
North Atlantic 
VF-4 F4F-4 4-F-0
VB-4 SBD-5 4-B-0
VT-4  TBF-1 4-T-0
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Quonset Point RI
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NS Staten Island NY
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24. April 1944 - 17 May 1944
Atlantic / North Africa
? PS (USAAF) P-38 nil
last update 1. June 2007
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NS New York NY
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11. July 1944 - 25 July 1944
Trip to San Diego
VF(N)-102 F6F-5N --
last update 1. June 2007
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NS San Diego CA
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28 July 1944 - 3 August 1945
Trip to Pearl Harbor
VF(N)-102 F6F-5N --
last update 1. June 2007
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NS Pearl Harbor
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NS San Diego CA
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CVG-18
30. September 1945 - 18. October 1945
Trip from San Diego to New Orleans
VF-18 F8F-1 18-F-0
VBF-18 F8F-1 18-BF-0
VB-18 none ...
VT-18 TBM-3E ...
last update 20. November 2007
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NS New Orleans LA
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NS Norfolk VA
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Decommissioned

29. October 1946
Commanding Officers 
Capt. Arthur LeRoy Bristol, Jr.  4. Jun. 1934 10. Jun. 1936
Capt. Patrick Neison Lynch Bellinger 10. Jun. 1936 5. Jun. 1937
Capt. John Sidney McCain 5. Jun. 1937 3. Jun. 1939
Capt. Ralph Frederic Wood 3. Jun. 1939 6. Jun. 1940
Capt. Alfred Eugene Montgomery 6. Jun. 1940 13. Jun. 1941
Capt. William Keene Harrill 13. Jun. 1941 30. May 1942
Capt. Calvin Thornton Durgin 30. May 1942 17. Mar. 1943
Capt. Gordon Rowe 17. Mar. 1943 22. Apr. 1944
Capt. Arthur Gavin 22. Apr. 1944 15. Jan. 1945
Capt. Douglass Pollock Johnson  15. Jan. 1945 1. May 1946
Capt. George Adrian Dussault 1. May 1946 1. Oct. 1946
Cdr. Ray Davis 1. Oct. 1946 18. Oct. 1946
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