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Pedro on 26 October for another round of modifications that lasted for three months. The ship was back in service by 24 January 1947, and she cruised in the local area until 17 February, when she departed for Pearl Harbor to take on a load of aircraft she was to ferry to other carriers participating in
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emerged from the shipyard and sailed for San Diego three days later. For the rest of the year, she took part in local training exercises, including air search practice and joint anti-submarine warfare training with destroyer escorts. In late
October, she was present to observe test firings of the new
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The ship left Japan on 7 August, bound for
California. She stopped in Pearl Harbor to disembark some of her aircraft, before proceeding on to San Diego. After arriving there on 24 August, she moved once again to the Long Island Naval Shipyard for an overhaul and modifications. The work lasted some
994:. The ship's fighters carried out patrols over southern North Korea over the next nine days, attacking any targets of opportunity they encountered, including bridges, gun positions, and supply vehicles. The Corsairs of VMF-312 flew some 121 combat sorties during the nine days. On 25 February,
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off the western coast of Korea, allowing the latter vessel to return to Japan. There, she received minor repairs, and on 2 May, VS-25 returned to the ship for anti-submarine exercises held off
Okinawa. On 24 May, the ship sailed back to Yokosuka, where she refueled before departing for the United
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carried out fight testing of the new aircraft until 26 April, when the ship was removed from active service due to crew shortages. She remained confined to port until 15 September, when she was reactivated. The ship went to sea next on 15 October for general training exercises. She sailed for San
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by 30 ft (9.1 m) and replace their propulsion machinery to increase speed came to nothing, as they were deemed to be too expensive. She was moved to the San
Francisco Naval Shipyard on 8 October for additional inactivation work. She was eventually decommissioned on 18 February 1955 and
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arrived in the Yellow Sea on 14 May, ready to begin air operations against North Korean forces. Once again carrying VMA-312, the carrier launched a total of 183 sorties during this period, which included raids on enemy positions, aerial reconnaissance, and combat air patrols. The ship then
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steamed out of San Diego to begin her third and final deployment to the Korean theater of operations. She stopped in Pearl Harbor six days later and remained there for a week before resuming her voyage. The ship also passed through Guam and
Okinawa, before ultimately arriving in Yokosuka on 18
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replenished at Sasebo in early April before resuming operations in the Yellow Sea on 9 April. VMF-312 flew a total of 165 sorties over the following eight days, striking a variety of North Korean targets and losing only two aircraft; only one was shot down by North Korean fire. The second
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The ship returned to the Yellow Sea for another patrol from 5 to 13 March; after refueling again, she embarked on a third patrol from 23 March to 1 April. The ship's aircraft repeated their activities from the first patrol in
February, though the operational tempo was lower; her pilots totaled
1127:, where she provided air transport to workers who were preparing facilities for the tests on Bikini and Eniwetok. Her aircraft flew observation missions during the blasts to conduct radiological surveys of the area, and the ship herself served as a decontamination center. On 1 March, the
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so that observers could photograph the tests. Her helicopters and boats were then sent out to collect soil samples and radiation readings in the area. Her crew also assisted with the decontamination of equipment used in the tests. By early June, the ship had returned to San Diego.
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the same day, though the ship remained in the region for just four more weeks, departing for
California on 4 August. She arrived in San Diego on 15 August and remained there for nearly a month. She went to sea on 10 September for ten weeks of training operations with
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returned to Tacoma for modifications to allow her to operate jet aircraft. Work on the ship lasted for three weeks, after which she participated in pilot qualification training in Puget Sound. She arrived back in San Diego on 3 March, where she took on sixteen
915:, Japan, an explosion rocked the ship, starting a major fire in her hangar that quickly spread to the engine room. Five men were killed in the blaze, which badly damaged the ship, destroying ventilation and electrical systems and weakening internal
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entrance into the war. She performed this role for the following five months, making a total of twelve week-long patrols in the area. During these operations, she also participated in anti-submarine training with
American
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moved to San Pedro on 7 January 1948 for further modifications, this time receiving a decontamination center on her hangar deck and a repair facility for scientific instruments. These changes were in preparation for
1139:. The ship's ventilation system was sealed to prevent contamination, but sixteen of her crew were nevertheless exposed to the radioactive dust and received radiation burns. The fallout also reached the Japanese
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The ship spent the rest of the year conducting , pilot qualifications, anti-submarine training exercises, and other maneuvers off the coast of
California. As naval budgets were being reduced by late 1948,
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654:, California, in early August. After arrival, her new complement of aircraft carried out flight training for the rest of the month. She was finally ready for service on 3 September, the day after the
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returned to Sasebo for supplies. Over the period from 30 May to 27 July, the ship made a further four patrols in the Yellow Sea, each following a similar pattern. In addition, her aircraft supported
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that included a series of six detonations. The ship spent the rest of 1953 and early 1954 loading radiological equipment and observation aircraft, including six photo-reconnaissance
Corsairs from
797:, thereafter proceeding home on 13 May. She stopped in Guam and Pearl Harbor on the way, before ultimately arriving in San Diego at the end of May. She spent the rest of the year participating in
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fighting behind the lines, and from 17 to 26 June, they covered the evacuation effort for those partisans and their families. The ship's combat operations in Korea ended on 27 July, the day the
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on 30 November. The carriers conducted combined air training exercises while on the way. After arriving, the ships underwent maintenance for a week and then departed on 21 December, bound for
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s period in reserve proved to be short, as North Korean forces invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950, and two days later, the US led the United Nations to intervene on the side of South Korea.
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455:. They proved to be the most successful of the escort carriers, and the only class to be retained in active service after the war, since they were large enough to operate newer aircraft.
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139 sorties between the second and third patrols. Over the course of these operations, five of her planes were shot down; one pilot was killed, another was rescued by the British
558:. The Bofors guns were placed in three quadruple and twelve twin mounts, while the Oerlikon guns were all mounted individually. She carried 33 planes, which could be launched from two
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835:, and scientists from the Radiological Safety Group. The ship arrived in Eniwetok on 17 March for the tests, which were carried out on 15 April, 1 May, and 15 May. For each blast,
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participated in training exercises off San Diego. On 17 July, she returned to the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for the last time, to be overhauled prior to assignment to the
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for repairs. She finally arrived at Okinawa on 5 January 1952, where she spent the following two weeks carrying out training for VS-25. The ship then embarked
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AKV-15 on 7 April 1959, but she saw no further active service. She remained in the Navy's inventory for another three years before being struck from the
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on 11 February in preparation for combat operations in Korea. Five days later, she arrived in her patrol area in the Yellow Sea, escorted by the British
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on the way, staying there for about two weeks before departing on 7 November. While en route, her orders were changed, directing her to join her
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to transport them to Korea. She reached Japan on 29 September, where VMF-311 left the ship, to be replaced by the anti-submarine squadron
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The ship next got underway on 7 April, this time to ferry aircraft to China. She stopped in Guam on 27 April and embarked Marine squadron
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was recommissioned on 12 September, initially to train pilots and transport them and their aircraft to the war zone. The ship moved to
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February. She initially returned to Okinawa for anti-submarine training in company with a group of destroyer escorts from 7th Fleet.
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919:. She underwent repairs in Yokosuka, which lasted until late June. By 3 July, she was ready to resume operations in the Yellow Sea.
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States. She passed through Pearl Harbor on the way to San Diego, where she arrived on 10 June. The ship was then dry docked at the
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for an extensive overhaul to repair her propulsion machinery, which was worn out after her long tour in East Asia. On 1 October,
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arrived in Yokosuka on 16 December and then left for Okinawa on 28 December. But while leaving Yokosuka, she struck a mooring
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assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet, which was based in San Francisco. She was reclassified as an aircraft ferry with the
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s boats picked up an observer and the co-pilot, but the other ten men aboard the plane were killed in the accident.
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remained in the area for the remaining five tests, and on 16 May, she departed for home, arriving on 28 May.
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left the rest of the ships and sailed back to California alone. She reached San Diego on 25 January 1946.
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patrol aircraft. The ship left California on 1 December to begin another deployment to Korean waters.
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exercises off the coast of California. On 21 November, during one of the maneuvers, a land-based
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528:(35 km/h; 22 mph). Given the very large storage capacity for oil, the ships of the
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then returned the planes to San Diego after the maneuvers, arriving there on 20 March.
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consisted of a small island. She had a complement of 1,066 officers and enlisted men.
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on 1 April 1960. She was then sold to the Hyman-Michaels Company on 10 August to be
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to be deactivated. On 14 April 1950, she was decommissioned and assigned to the
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left San Pedro for a lengthy cruise in the western Pacific. She stopped in
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and bent two of the blades on her starboard propeller. The ship had to be
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of various types. Many of the escort carrier types were converted from
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formally ended World War II. The ship then went into the shipyard at
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returned to Sasebo to refuel and replenish ammunition and supplies.
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detonation significantly exceeded expectations, showering
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and various structural improvements or lengthen their
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440:. These proved to be very successful ships, and the
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1389:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 105–133.
493:of 27 ft 11 in (8.51 m). The ship's
391:guns. The ships were capable of a top speed of 19
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417:embarked on a construction program for
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1021:. Both pilots survived the incidents.
195:557 ft 1 in (169.80 m)
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477:21,397 long tons (21,740 t) at
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1155:For the next month and a half,
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500:The ship was powered by two
421:, which were converted from
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389:20 mm (0.8 in)
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214:32 ft (9.8 m)
155:General characteristics
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206:75 ft (23 m)
85:Todd-Pacific Shipyards
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809:effort for the crew.
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1057:On 12 January 1953,
803:Lockheed P-2 Neptune
1344:"Bairoko (CVE-115)"
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1031:arrived to relieve
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328:Aviation facilities
1703:Never commissioned
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