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fleet, returning veterans from the
Pacific as a unit of TG 16.12. The vessel made return trips to the west coast from Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, and Guam and Saipan. The ship was opened for visitors on Navy Day 27 October 1945 while in port at Seattle, WA. In January 1946 the ship was ordered to
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returned to Hawaii (28 February – 4 March 1944), and completed voyage repairs and upkeep while in dry dock at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard (6–9 March). At this time, CAG-17 detached from the carrier, which subsequently took on the newly formed CVG-8, along with four night fighting
Hellcats of VF(N)-76.
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was employed as a troop transport bringing
American service members back from the Pacific, and was decommissioned in 1947. While in reserve the vessel was reclassified as an attack carrier (CVA), then an antisubmarine carrier (CVS) and finally an Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ship (AVT), but
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emerged from low cloud cover, dove toward the flight deck on the starboard quarter and dropped a 550-pound (250 kilogram) bomb that penetrated the flight deck and exited from the side of the ship at gallery deck level before exploding in the ocean. The Zero then crashed onto the carrier's flight
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developed an appropriate landing technique for its shipboard
Corsairs by very early 1944, using a curving approach that kept the LSO (landing signal officer) in view while coming aboard, and this was adopted by the U.S. Navy by late 1944.) VF-17 was ordered to the Southwest Pacific, where it was
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had departed for the combat theater with VF-17 and its
Corsairs aboard. While en route from San Diego to Pearl Harbor, the pilots found that the Navy had decided not to use Corsairs aboard carriers, to avoid carrying parts and supplies for two fighters (the Corsair and the Hellcat) and with the
1084:-class that did not have any active service after the end of World War II. Although their wartime damage had been successfully repaired, it was their resultant like-new condition which kept them out of commission, as the Navy for many years envisioned an "ultimate reconfiguration" for
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in command. The carrier took aboard her air group at
Norfolk, Virginia, at the end of June, and on 15 July sailed south to Trinidad on her shakedown cruise. Three weeks later the ship returned to Norfolk, and on 4 September sailed south to the Panama Canal on the way to San Diego,
1016:, who had been aloft during the kamikaze attack and were diverted to other carriers, rejoined their ship. The carrier returned home by way of Pearl Harbor, and was sent to the Bremerton Naval Shipyard for repairs. She was still in the shipyard when the war ended in mid-August 1945.
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lost 396 sailors and airmen killed, including 43 missing and never found, and 264 wounded. Among the casualties were three officers and eleven enlisted men from
Mitscher's staff. The admiral relinquished command by visual signal; he and his remaining staff were transferred by
663:. The tailhooks were reinstalled on the squadron's Corsairs, enabling them to land and refuel on their former ship while providing air cover to the task force as its own planes were escorting the raid on Rabaul. On 14 November the carrier set a course for the
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was reclassified three times, becoming CVA-17 in
October 1951, CVS-17 in August 1953, and AVT-9 in May 1959, with the latter designation indicating that any future commissioned operations would be as an "Auxiliary Aircraft Transport Carrier". As all
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in quick succession on 11 May 1945, setting the vessel on fire. Casualties exceeded 600, including 396 killed or missing, with 264 wounded. These were the second heaviest personnel losses suffered by any carrier to survive the war, after
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were trained to aim for the island superstructure. The bomb carried by the second kamikaze penetrated to the pilots' ready room, where 22 members of VF-84 lost their lives. Gasoline fires flamed up and several explosions took place.
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in the
American Revolutionary War. Commissioned in May 1943 and sent to the Pacific Theater of Operations, the ship participated in battles in the Southwest Pacific, Central Pacific and the drive toward Japan through
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deck, destroying parked warplanes full of aviation fuel and ammunition, causing a large fire. The remains of the Zero went over the deck and dropped into the sea. Then 30 seconds later, a second Zero, piloted by
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to shield experiments from interference by ambient or background subatomic particles. Dome-shaped protective shrouds from the carrier's mothballing were incorporated in a residence in West Linn, Oregon. The
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shooting down a few IJN warplanes. During the Battle of the
Philippine Sea, about 476 Japanese warplanes were destroyed, nearly all of them shot down by Navy F6F Hellcats, such as those carried by
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for the 18 months between 11 November 1943 and 11 May 1945, from the first combat in the Solomon Islands to the day the ship was knocked out of the war by kamikazes. In addition, she received 11
1111:, during the 1960s and early 1970s. On 2 July 1973 the vessel was sold for scrap to Zidell Explorations, Inc. of Oregon. An effort to save her as a museum ship in 1972 was unsuccessful.
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980:, plunged into its suicide dive. The Zero went through the antiaircraft fire, dropped a 550-pound bomb, and then crashed into the flight deck near the carrier's "island", as
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734:, Marshall Islands. At this point, CVG-8 reported 41 F6F-3s of VF-8, 32 SB2C-1Cs of VB-8, 22 TBF-1Cs of VT-8, and a flag F6F-3 on board, along with the four F6F-3Ns.
844:, for major overhaul/upkeep work and weaponry upgrades. The carrier departed from the Port of Bremerton on 24 January 1945 and returned to the combat area in the
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on 11 November 1943. During the mission the carriers' fighters (VF-18) escorted bombers to Rabaul, and CV-17 was reunited with VF-17, then land-based at
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was his chief of staff, and the admiral's staff all were accommodated aboard the carrier. In the task force's final drive across the central Pacific,
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1851:, August 13, 2009. Story about the combat experiences of a sailor aboard ship during the kamikaze attack and their effects on his life.
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departed Pearl Harbor on 19 October en route to the Southwest Pacific. The carrier's air group participated in the
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Bay. An effort to save her as a museum ship in 1972 was unsuccessful and she was sold for scrap in 1973.
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1587:, Fermilab History and Archives Project, sourced from The Village Crier Vol. 7 No. 14, 3 April 1975.
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The Jolly Rogers: The Story of Tom Blackburn and Navy Fighting Squadron VF-17
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of the Pacific Fleet on Imperial Japanese Navy forces in the
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The Skull & Crossbones Squadron: VF-17 in World War II
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1768:. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2022.
1335:"H-048-1: Kamikaze Attacks on U.S. Flagships off Okinawa"
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1704:. Pacific, California: Pacific Military History, 1997.
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United States Naval Fighters of World War II in Action
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504:-class ships never recommissioned after World War II.
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1785:. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 1997.
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U.S. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History
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World Aircraft carriers: US Fleet Carriers, WWII Era
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World War II aircraft carriers of the United States
2151:
List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
1734:. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1998.
737:Subsequent combat operations included air raids on
693:(29 January – 8 February); the large-scale carrier
26:"CV-17" redirects here. For the Chinese CV-17, see
1483:Bowman (2002) p. 39; Blackburn (1997), pp. 130–47.
1436:. Poole, Dorset UK: Blandford Press. p. 111.
1039:sailed from Bremerton to report for duty with the
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1719:. Marlborough, UK: The Crowood Press Ltd., 2002.
1677:Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific
781:(29 April – 1 May), and combat operations in the
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1800:. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing, 1994.
955:was struck and severely damaged by two Japanese
1031:as a stationary electronics test platform, 1967
1074:was surplus to the needs of the navy. She and
701:(17–18 February), during which eight Japanese
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1510:, vol. 18, no. special, p. 84
1837:pictures from the U.S. Naval History Center
1783:U.S. Navy Fighter Squadrons in World War II
1647:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1574:, NavSource online. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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948:, the cruiser, and four of the destroyers.
16:Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
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1746:Friedman, Norman; Baker, A. D III (1983).
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932:, the largest battleship in the world. In
458:, and air raids on the Japanese homeland.
1337:. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
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1238:Smoke fills the sky as the fire rages on
925:. The carrier's aircraft had located the
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1641:This article incorporates text from the
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667:to cover the invasion and occupation of
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
1843:Keeping Alive Memories That Bedevil Him
917:s planes took part in an attack by the
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1663:. New York: Harper & Row, 1975.
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1187:Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
821:steamed north to launch air raids on
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2177:Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts
1750:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1659:Belote, James and Belote, William.
1583:"Navy Vessels on duty at Fermilab",
615:land-based. It was replaced aboard
566:Service history during World War II
258:34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
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1813:External links and further reading
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1650:. The entry can be found
1585:US Navy contributions to FNAL
1358:President on Tour, 1945/06/25
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1008:, which became the flagship.
805:continued to fight, with her
560:Pacific Theater of Operations
445:. The ship was named for the
1422:Blackburn (1997), pp. 73–77.
787:Battle of the Philippine Sea
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270:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
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1568:"USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)",
1361:. Universal Newsreels. 1945
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1182:World War II Victory Medal
1166:Presidential Unit Citation
1155:Presidential Unit Citation
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582:under attack, 19 June 1944
413:36 Ă— Douglas SBD Dauntless
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1432:O'Leary, Michael (1980).
1312:List of aircraft carriers
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229:820 feet (249.9 m) (
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1492:Udoff (1994), pp. 26, 50
1474:Udoff (1994), pp. 26, 27
1456:Blackburn (1997), p. 83.
1092:which never took place.
842:Bremerton Naval Shipyard
677:went on to air raids on
416:18 Ă— Grumman TBF Avenger
410:36 Ă— Grumman F4F Wildcat
363:20 mm (0.8 in)
354:40 mm (1.6 in)
250:93 ft (28.3 m)
1413:Udoff (1994), pp. 12-13
1390:"Bunker Hill I (CV-17)"
1214:underway at sea in 1943
1171:American Campaign Medal
967:Lieutenant Junior Grade
919:Fast Carrier Task Force
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532:Bethlehem Steel Company
345:5 in (127 mm)
172:General characteristics
2100:Modernization programs
1133:guided missile cruiser
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1041:Operation Magic Carpet
1035:On 27 September 1945,
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635:Imperial Japanese Navy
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429:(CV/CVA/CVS-17, AVT-9)
140:CVA-17, 1 October 1952
1798:The Bunker Hill Story
1281:, California, in 1970
1135:which bears the name
1097:Naval Vessel Register
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540:Quincy, Massachusetts
509:Naval Vessel Register
447:Battle of Bunker Hill
143:CVS-17, 8 August 1953
87:Battle of Bunker Hill
1539:Udoff (1994), p. 69.
1120:low-background steel
1054:being scrapped, 1973
927:Japanese battleship
836:On 6 November 1944,
726:During 15–20 March,
687:Bismarck Archipelago
599:Grumman F6F Hellcats
480:. After the attack,
1622:Udoff (1994), p. 27
1613:Udoff (1994); p. 81
1530:Udoff (1994), p. 19
1465:Udoff (1994), p. 13
963:Mitsubishi A6M Zero
910:. On 7 April 1945,
759:raids in support of
683:amphibious landings
589:had worked up with
536:Fore River Shipyard
463:invasion of Okinawa
461:While covering the
97:Fore River Shipyard
1848:The New York Times
1717:Vought F4U Corsair
1715:Bowman, Martin W.
1679:. Westview Press.
1661:Titans of the Seas
1099:in November 1966,
1095:Stricken from the
1070:survived the war,
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892:Battle of Iwo Jima
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813:During September,
763:U.S. Army landings
681:in support of the
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507:Stricken from the
469:was struck by two
443:United States Navy
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1967:Bon Homme Richard
1774:978-0-7643-6224-8
1757:978-0-87021-739-5
1058:While in reserve
908:Battle of Okinawa
807:antiaircraft fire
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321:14,100
193:Displacement
181:
135:Reclassified
119:Commissioned
76:
45:
32:
1985:Ticonderoga
1946:Bunker Hill
1835:Bunker Hill
1823:Bunker Hill
1730:Cook, Lee.
1365:20 February
1296:arrives at
1294:Bunker Hill
1275:Bunker Hill
1256:Bunker Hill
1240:Bunker Hill
1212:Bunker Hill
1151:Bunker Hill
1139:Bunker Hill
1125:ship's bell
1101:Bunker Hill
1086:Bunker Hill
1072:Bunker Hill
1060:Bunker Hill
1052:Bunker Hill
1037:Bunker Hill
1029:Bunker Hill
1010:Bunker Hill
989:Bunker Hill
953:Bunker Hill
912:Bunker Hill
888:Bunker Hill
876:Bunker Hill
865:Bunker Hill
838:Bunker Hill
815:Bunker Hill
803:Bunker Hill
795:aerial bomb
791:Bunker Hill
728:Bunker Hill
723:Bunker Hill
675:Bunker Hill
627:Bunker Hill
617:Bunker Hill
603:Bunker Hill
587:Bunker Hill
580:Bunker Hill
528:Bunker Hill
513:Bunker Hill
494:Bunker Hill
489:Bunker Hill
482:Bunker Hill
467:Bunker Hill
427:Bunker Hill
290:4 Ă— geared
122:25 May 1943
77:Bunker Hill
46:Bunker Hill
2182:1942 ships
2166:Categories
2055:Shangri-La
1960:Bennington
1318:References
1277:moored at
1178:(11 stars)
1005:Enterprise
961:planes. A
942:destroyers
940:and eight
819:task force
699:Truk Atoll
608:Royal Navy
558:, and the
330:Complement
285:Propulsion
2126:USS
2048:Princeton
2020:Kearsarge
1939:Lexington
1399:28 August
1279:San Diego
1109:San Diego
982:kamikazes
896:5th Fleet
874:In 1945,
767:Hollandia
695:air raids
650:USS
643:USS
571:1943–1944
517:San Diego
511:in 1966,
471:kamikazes
396:Bulkheads
215:full load
200:long tons
103:Laid down
2083:Iwo Jima
2041:Antietam
2034:Reprisal
2027:Oriskany
1992:Randolph
1932:Franklin
1918:Intrepid
1911:Yorktown
1508:The Hook
1341:10 March
1306:See also
1260:Pasadena
1254:Burning
1116:Fermilab
1090:Franklin
1077:Franklin
1020:Post-war
958:kamikaze
902:and the
783:Marianas
703:warships
637:base at
631:air raid
498:Franklin
477:Franklin
452:Iwo Jima
338:Armament
208:standard
165:Scrapped
153:Stricken
111:Launched
83:Namesake
2112:SCB-125
1999:Hancock
1630:Sources
1198:Gallery
1014:VMF-221
999:English
831:Okinawa
827:Formosa
777:in the
771:Satawan
765:around
753:in the
685:in the
679:Kavieng
659:in the
548:Captain
456:Okinawa
365:AA guns
357:AA guns
348:DP guns
198:27,100
93:Builder
54:History
2136:Midway
2107:SCB-27
2069:Tarawa
1925:Hornet
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1146:Awards
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929:Yamato
900:Honshū
894:, the
829:, and
775:Ponape
773:, and
751:Woleai
749:, and
747:Ulithi
732:Majuro
719:Tinian
717:, and
715:Saipan
669:Tarawa
639:Rabaul
436:-class
390:Hangar
224:Length
184:-class
167:, 1973
2138:class
2013:Leyte
2006:Boxer
1904:Essex
1887:Essex
1258:with
1082:Essex
1066:Essex
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850:VF-84
823:Luzon
739:Palau
645:Essex
621:VF-18
591:VF-17
502:Essex
434:Essex
372:Armor
361:46 Ă—
352:32 Ă—
343:12 Ă—
318:Range
311:knots
306:Speed
255:Draft
182:Essex
2128:Wasp
1953:Wasp
1833:USS
1821:USS
1802:ISBN
1787:ISBN
1770:ISBN
1752:ISBN
1736:ISBN
1721:ISBN
1706:ISBN
1696:and
1681:ISBN
1665:ISBN
1652:here
1438:ISBN
1401:2021
1394:NHHC
1367:2012
1343:2024
1137:USS
1088:and
856:1945
761:the
711:Guam
648:and
496:and
454:and
425:USS
384:Deck
296:4 Ă—
268:8 Ă—
247:Beam
161:Fate
73:Name
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