CVL-26 USS Monterey
| CVL-26 USS Monterey | ||
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Class |
Independence class |
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Builder |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden New Jersey |
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Laid down |
29. November 1941 |
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Launched |
28. February 1943 |
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Commissioned |
17. June 1943 |
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Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign |
NFND | |
| CVLG-30 | ||
| 18. November 1943 - December 1943 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-30 | F6F-3 | 00 |
| VC-30 | TBM-1C | 00 |
| CVLG-30 | ||
| January 1944 - 30. April 1944 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-30 | F6F-3 | 00 |
| VT-30 | TBM-1C | 00 |
| CVLG-28 | ||
| 11. June 1944 - 19. December 1944 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-28 | F6F-3 / F6F-5P | 16-F-0 |
| VT-28 | TBM-1C | 16-T-0 |
| CVLG-28 | ||
| January 1945 - 1945 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-28 | F6F-3 / F6F-5P | 16-F-0 |
| VT-28 | TBM-1C | 16-T-0 |
| CVLG-34 | ||
| 13. May 1945 - 15. August 1945 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-34 | F6F-5 | 00 |
| VT-34 | TBF- | 00 |
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Decommissioned |
11. February 1947 |
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Recommissioned |
15. September 1950 |
| 9. August 1951 - 18. August 1951 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VS-31 | AF-2S, AF-2W | SP 00 |
| HU-2 Det. | HO3S-1 | UR 00 |
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Decommissioned |
16. January 1956 |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| 1943 - 1947 | ||
| Capt. Lester Thomas Hundt | 17. Jun. 1943 | 10. Apr. 1944 |
| Capt. Stuart Howe Ingersoll | 10. Apr. 1944 | 28. Jan. 1945 |
| Cdr. Frank Blake Miller | 28. Jan. 1945 | 20. Mar. 1945 |
| Capt. John Ballachey Lyon | 20. Mar. 1945 | 17. Feb. 1946 |
| Cdr. Daniel Crosby Goodman | 17. Feb. 1946 | 22. Jun. 1946 |
| LCdr. Lloyd Linwood Davis | 22. Jun. 1946 | 10. Nov. 1946 |
| Cdr. Robert Leroy Middleton | 10. Nov. 1946 | 11. Feb. 1947 |
| 1950 - 1956 | ||
| Capt. Donald Lewis Mills | 15 Sep. 1950 | 1951 |
| Capt. John Patrick Fitzsimmons | 1951 | 1952 |
| Capt. Edward Hastings Eldredge | 1952 | 1953 |
| Capt. James Paul Walker | 1953 | 1954 |
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Capt. Evan Edwards Fickling |
1954 | 1955 |
| Capt. Harmon Tischer Utter | 1955 | Oct. 1955 |
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Cdr. Charles Edgar Ingalls, Jr. |
Oct. 1955 | 16 Jan. 1956 |
