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CVL-28 USS Cabot
(CVL-28: dp. 11,000; 1. 622'6"; b. 71'6"; ew. 109'2";dr. 26'; s. 32 k.; cpl. 1,569; a. 26 40 mm.; cl. Independence)
The second Cabot (CVL-28) was laid down as Wilmington (CL-79), redesignated CV-28 on 2 June 1942 renamed Cabot 23 June 1942, converted while buildingand launched 4 April 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden' N.J.; sponsoredby Mrs. A. C. Read; reclassified CVL-28 on 16 July 1943; and commissioned24 July 1943, Captain M. F. Shoeffel in command.
Cabot sailed from Quonset Point' R.I.' 8 November 1943 for Pearl Harbor,where she arrived 2 December. Clearing for Majuro 15 January 1944, she joinedTF 58 to begin the consistently high quality of war service which was towin her a Presidential Unit Citation. From 4 February to 4 March 1944 shelaunched her planes in strikes on Roi, Namur, and the island strongholdof Truk, aiding in the neutralization of these Japanese bases as her partin the invasion of the Marshalls.
Cabot returned to Pearl Harbor for a brief repair period, but was backin action from Majuro for the pounding raids on the Palaus, Yap, Ulithi,and Woleai at the close of March 1944. She sailed to provide valuable aircover for the Hollandia operation from 22 to 25 April, and 4 days laterbegan to hurl her air power at Truk, Satawan, and Ponape. She cleared Majuriagain 6 June for the preinvasion air strikes in the Marianas, and on 19and 20 June launched sorties in the key Battle of the Philippine Sea, thefamous "Marianas Turkey Shoot," which hopelessly crippled Japanesenaval aviation. Cabot's air units pounded Japanese bases on Iwo Jima, Pagian,Rota, Guam, Yap and Ulithi as the carrier continued her support of the Marianasoperation until 9 August.
Preinvasion strikes in the Palaus in September 1944 along with air attackson Mindanao, the Visayas, and Luzon paved the way for the long-awaited returnto the Philippines. On 6 October Cabot sailed from Ulithi for raids on Okinawa,and to provide air cover for her task group during the heavy enemy attacksoff Formosa on 12 and 13 October. (Cabot joined the group which screened"Cripple Division 1," the cruisers Canberra (CA-70) and HoustonCL-81) which had been torpedoed off Formosa, to the safety of the Carolines,then rejoined her group for continued air strikes on the Visayas, and theBattle for Leyte Gulf on 26 and 26 October.
Cabot remained on patrol off Luzon, conducting strikes in support ofoperations ashore, and repelling desperate suicide attacks. On 25 Novembera particularly vicious one occurred. Cabot had fought off several kamikazeswhen one, already flaming from hits, crashed the flight deck on the portside, destroying the still-firing 20 mm. gun platform, disabling the 40mm. mounts and a gun director. Another of Cabot's victims crashed closeaboard and showered the port side with shrapnel and burning debris Cabotlost 62 men killed and wounded, but careful training had produced a crewwhich handled damage control smoothly and coolly. While she continued tomaintain her station in formation and operate effectively, temporary repairswere made. On 28 November she arrived at Ulithi for permanent repairs.
Cabot returned to action 11 December 1944, steaming with the force strikingLuzon, Formosa, Indo-China, Hong Kong, and the Nansei Shoto in support ofthe Luzon operations From 10 February to 1 March 1946, her planes poundedthe Japanese homeland and the Bonins to suppress opposition to the invasionof Iwo Jima. Continued strikes against Kyushu and Okinawa in March preparedfor the invasion of the latter island. After these prolonged, intensiveoperations, Cabot was homeward bound for San Francisco for a much-neededoverhaul completed in June.
After refresher training at Pearl Harbor, the carrier launched strikeson Wake Island on 1 August while en route to Eniwetok. Here she remainedon training duty until the end of the war. Sailing 21 August, she joinedTG 38.3 to support the landings of occupation troops in the Yellow Sea areain September and October. Embarking homeward- bound men at Guam, Cabot arrivedat San Diego 9 November, then sailed for the east coast. Cabot was placedout of commission in reserve at Philadelphia 11 February 1947.
Recommissioned 27 October 1948, Cabot was assigned to the Naval Air Reservetraining program. She operated out of Pensacola, then Quonset Point, oncruises to the Caribbean and had one tour of duty in European waters from9 January to 20 March 1952. Cabot was again placed out of commission inreserve 21 January 1965. She was reclassified AVT-3 on 15 May 1959.
In addition to the Presidential Unit Citation, Cabot received nine battlestars for World War II service.
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
The second Cabot (CVL-28) was laid down as Wilmington (CL-79), redesignated CV-28 on 2 June 1942, renamed Cabot 23 June 1942, converted while building, and launched 4 April 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, M.H. sponsored by Mrs. A.C. Read reclassified CVL-28 on 15 July 1943 and commissioned 24 July 1943, Captain M.F. Shoeffel in command.
Cabot sailed from Quonset Point, R.I., 8 November 1943 for Pearl Harbor, where she arrived 2 December. Clearing for Majuro 15 January 1944, she joined TF 58 to begin the consistently high quality of war service which was to win her a Presidential Unit Citation. From 4 February to 4 March 1944 she launched her planes in strikes on Roi, Namur, and the island stronghold of Truk, aiding in the neutralization of these Japanese bases as her part in the invasion of the Marshalls.
Cabot returned to Pearl Harbor for a brief repair period, but was back in action from Majuro for the pounding raids on the Palaus, Yap, Ulithi, and Woleai at the close of March 1944. She sailed to provide valuable air cover for the Hollandia operation from 22 to 25 April, and 4 days later began to hurl her air power at Truk, Satawan, and Ponape. She cleared Majuro again 6 June for the preinvasion air strikes in the Marianas, and on 19 and 20 June launched sorties in the key Battle of the Philippine Sea, the famous "Marianas Turkey Shoot," which hopelessly crippled Japanese naval aviation. Cabot's air units pounded Japanese bases on Iwo Jima, Pagan, Rota, Guam, Yap and Ulithi as the carrier continued her support of the Marianas operation until 9 August.
Preinvasion strikes in the Palaus in September 1944 along with air attacks on Mindanao, the Visayas, and Luzon paved the way for the long-awaited return to the Philippines. On 6 October Cabot sailed from Ulithi for raids on Okinawa, and to provide air cover for her task group during the heavy enemy attacks off Formosa on 12 and 13 October. Cabot joined the group which screened "Cripple Division 1," the cruisers Canberra (CA-70) and Houston (CL-81) which had been torpedoed off Formosa, to the safety of the Carolines, then rejoined her group for continued air strikes on the Visayas, and the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 25 and 26 October.
Cabot remained on patrol off Luzon, conducting strikes in support of operations ashore, and repelling desperate suicide attacks. On 25 November a particularly vicious one occurred. Cabot had fought off several kamikazes when one, already flaming from hits, crashed the flight deck on the port side, destroying the still-firing 20 mm. gun platform, disabling the 40 mm. mounts and a gun director. Another of Cabot's victims crashed close aboard and showered the port side with shrapnel and burning debris. Cabot lost 52 men killed and wounded, but careful training had produced a crew which handled damage control smoothly and coolly. While she continued to maintain her station in formation and operate effectively, temporary repairs were made. On 28 November she arrived at Ulithi for permanent repairs.
Cabot returned to action 11 December 1944, steaming with the force striking Luzon, Formosa, Indo-China, Hong Kong, and the Nansei Shoto in support of the Luzon operations. From 10 February to 1 March 1945, her planes pounded the Japanese homeland and the Bonins to suppress opposition to the invasion of Iwo Jima. Continued strikes against Kyushu and Okinawa in March prepared for the invasion of the latter island. After these pronged, intensive operations, Cabot was homeward bound for San Francisco for a much-needed overhaul completed in June.
After refresher training at Pearl Harbor, the carrier launched strikes on Wake Island on 1 August while en route to Eniwetok. Here she remained on training duty until the end of the war. Sailing 21 August, she joined TG 38.3 to support the landings of occupation troops in the Yellow Sea area in September and October. Embarking homeward-bound men at Guam, Cabot arrived at San Diego 9 November, then sailed for the east coast. Cabot was placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia 11 February 1947.
Recommissioned 27 October 1948, Cabot was assigned to he Naval Air Reserve training program. She operated out of Pensacola, then Quonset Point, on cruises to the Caribbean, and had one tour of duty in European waters from 9 January to 26 March 1952. Cabot was again placed out of commission in reserve 21 January 1955. She was reclassified AVT-3 on 15 May 1959.
USS Cabot (CVL-28)
John Cabot (1450-1498), the Venetian navigator, discovered the North American continent in 1497 while sailing under the sponsorship of King Henry VII of England.
The second Cabot (CVL-28) was laid down as Wilmington (CL-79), redesignated CV-28 on 2 June 1942, renamed Cabot 23 June 1942, converted while building, and launched 4 April 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J. sponsored by Mrs. A. C. Read reclassified CVL-28 on 15 July 1943 and commissioned 24 July 1943, Captain M. F. Shoeffel in command.
Cabot sailed from Quonset Point, R.I., 8 November 1943 for Pearl Harbor, where she arrived 2 December. Clearing for Majuro 15 January 1944, she joined TF 58 to begin the consistently high quality of war service which was to win her a Presidentia l Unit Citation. From 4 February to 4 March 1944 she launched her planes in strikes on Roi, Namur, and the island stronghold of Truk, aiding in the neutralization of these Japanese bases as her part in the invasion of the Marshalls.
Cabot returned to Pearl Harbor for a brief repair period, but was back in action from Majuro for the pounding raids on the Palaus, Yap, Ulithi, and Woleai at the close of March 1944. She sailed to provide valuable air cover for the Hollandia ope ration from 22 to 25 April, and 4 days later began to hurl her air power at Truk, Satawan, and Ponape. She cleared Majuro again 6 June for the preinvasion air strikes in the Marianas, and on 19 and 20 June launched sorties in the key Battle of the Phi lippine Sea, the famous "Marianas Turkey Shoot," which hopelessly crippled Japanese naval aviation. Cabot's air units pounded Japanese bases on Iwo Jima, Pagan, Rota, Guam, Yap and Ulithi as the carrier continued her support of the Marianas oper ation until 9 August.
Preinvasion strikes in the Palaus in September 1944 along with air attacks on Mindanao, the Visayas, and Luzon paved the way for the long- awaited return to the Philippines. On 6 October Cabot sailed from Ulithi for raids on Okinawa, and to provid e air cover for her task group during the heavy enemy attacks off Formosa on 12 and 13 October. Cabot joined the group which screened "Cripple Division 1," the cruisers Canberra (CA-70) and Houston (CL-81) which had been torpedoed o ff Formosa, to the safety of the Carolines, then rejoined her group for continued air strikes on then Visayas, and the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 25 and 26 October.
Cabot remained on patrol off Luzon, conducting strikes in support of operations ashore, and repelling desperate suicide attacks. On 25 November a particularly vicious one occurred. Cabot had fought off several kamikazes when one, already flaming from hits, crashed the flight deck on the port side, destroying the still-firing 20 mm. gun platform, disabling the 40 mm. Mounts and a gun director: Another of Cabot's victims crashed close aboard and showered the port side with shrapn el and burning debris. Cabot lost 62 men killed and wounded but careful training had produced a crew which handled damage control smoothly and coolly. While she continued to maintain her station in formation and operate effectively, temporary re pairs were made. On 28 November she arrived at Ulithi for permanent repairs.
Cabot returned to action 11 December 1944, steaming with the force striking Luzon, Formosa, Indo-China, Hong Kong, and the Nansei Shoto in support of the Luzon operations. From 10 February to 1 March 1945 her planes pounded the Japanese homeland and the Bonins to suppress opposition to the invasion of Iwo Jima. Continued strikes against Kyushu and Okinawa in March prepared for the invasion of the latter island. After these prolonged, intensive operations, Cabot was homeward bound for San Francisco for a much-needed overhaul completed in June.
After refresher training at Pearl Harbor, the carrier launched strikes on Wake Island on 1 August while en route to Eniwetok. Here she remained on training duty until the end of the war. Sailing 21 August, she joined TG 38.3 to support the landings of occupation troops in the Yellow Sea area in September and October. Embarking homeward-bound men at Guam, Cabot arrived at San Diego 9 November, then sailed for the east coast. Cabot was placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia 11 February 1947.
Recommissioned 27 October 1948, Cabot was assigned to the Naval Air Reserve training program. She operated out of Pensacola, then Quonset Point, on cruises to the Caribbean, and had one tour of duty in European waters from 9 January to 26 March 1952. Cabot was again placed out of commission in reserve 21 January 1955. She was reclassified AVT-3 on 15 May 1959.
In addition to the Presidential Unit Citation, Cabot received nine battle stars for World War II service.
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United States [ edit | edit source ]
World War II (1943-1947) [ edit | edit source ]
Cabot sailed from Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island with Air Group 31 aboard, on 8 November 1943 for Pearl Harbor, where she arrived on 2 December. Clearing for Majuro on 15 January 1944, she joined TF 58 to begin the consistently high quality of war service which was to win her a Presidential Unit Citation. From 4 February to 4 March 1944, she launched her planes in strikes on Roi, Namur, and the island stronghold of Truk, aiding in the neutralization of these Japanese bases as her part in the invasion of the Marshalls.
Cabot returned to Pearl Harbor for a brief repair period, but was back in action from Majuro for the pounding raids on the Palaus, Yap, Ulithi, and Woleai at the close of March 1944. She sailed to provide valuable air cover for the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) operation from 22–25 April, and 4 days later began to hurl her air power at Truk, Satawan, and Ponape. She cleared Majuro again on 6 June for the preinvasion air strikes in the Mariana Islands, and on 19 and 20 June launched sorties in the key Battle of the Philippine Sea, the famous "Marianas Turkey Shoot", which hopelessly crippled Japanese naval aviation. Cabot ' s air group 31 pounded Japanese bases on Iwo Jima, Pagan, Rota, Guam, Yap and Ulithi as the carrier continued her support of the Marianas operation until 9 August.
Preinvasion strikes in the Palaus in September 1944 along with air attacks on Mindanao, the Visayas, and Luzon paved the way for the long- awaited return to the Philippines. On 6 October, Air Group 29 relieved Air Group 31, and Cabot sailed from Ulithi for raids on Okinawa to provid air cover for her task group during the heavy enemy attacks off Formosa on 12 and 13 October. Cabot joined the group which screened "Cripple Division 1", Canberra and Houston which had been torpedoed off Formosa, to the safety of the Carolines, then rejoined her group for continued air strikes on the Visayas, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf on 25 and 26 October.
Cabot remained on patrol off Luzon, conducting strikes in support of operations ashore, and repelling desperate kamikaze attacks. On 25 November, a particularly vicious one occurred. Cabot had fought off several kamikazes when one, already flaming from hits, crashed the flight deck on the port side, destroying the still-firing 20 mm gun platform, disabling the 40 mm Mounts and a gun director: Another of Cabot ' s victims crashed close aboard and showered the port side with shrapnel and burning debris. 62 men were killed or wounded but careful training had produced a crew which handled damage control smoothly and coolly. While she continued to maintain her station in formation and operate effectively, temporary repairs were made. On 28 November, she arrived at Ulithi for permanent repairs.
Cabot returned to action on 11 December 1944, steaming with the force striking Luzon, Formosa, Indo-China, Hong Kong, and the Nansei Shoto in support of the Luzon operations. From 10 February to 1 March 1945, her planes pounded the Japanese homeland and the Bonins to suppress opposition to the invasion of Iwo Jima. Continued strikes against Kyūshū and Okinawa in March prepared for the invasion of the latter island. After these prolonged, intensive operations, Cabot was homeward bound for San Francisco for a much-needed overhaul completed in June.
After refresher training at Pearl Harbor with Air Group 32 aboard, the carrier launched strikes on Wake Island on 1 August while en route to Eniwetok. Here she remained on training duty until the end of the war. Sailing on 21 August, she joined TG 38.3 to support the landings of occupation troops in the Yellow Sea area in September and October. Embarking homeward-bound men at Guam, Cabot arrived at San Diego on 9 November, then sailed for the east coast. Cabot was placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia on 11 February 1947. ΐ]
Post-War (1948-1955) [ edit | edit source ]
Cabot as a training carrier in 1949.
Recommissioned 27 October 1948, Cabot was assigned to the Naval Air Reserve training program. She operated out of Pensacola, then Quonset Point, on cruises to the Caribbean, and had one tour of duty in European waters from 9 January to 26 March 1952. Cabot was again placed out of commission in the reserve fleet at the Philadelphia Naval Yard on 21 January 1955. She was reclassified AVT-3 on 15 May 1959. ΐ]
Spanish Navy [ edit | edit source ]
1967-1989 [ edit | edit source ]
Spanish Navy AV-8S Matador flies over the aircraft carrier Dédalo (R01) (ex-USS Cabot) in 1988
In 1967, after over twelve years in "mothballs", Cabot was loaned to Spain, in whose navy she served with the name of Dédalo and was equipped with the AV-8S Matador. The loan was converted to a sale and USS Cabot was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 August 1972. Dedalo was stricken from the Spanish Navy in August 1989 and given to a private organization in the U.S. for conversion to a museum ship.
Preservation attempts (1990-2002) [ edit | edit source ]
Cabot in New Orleans in 1995.
Cabot was designated as a National Historic Landmark on 29 June 1990. Α] The ship spent most of the 1990s berthed in New Orleans. The private groups attempting to preserve her as a memorial were unable to pay creditors and on 10 September 1999 the ship was auctioned off by the U.S. Marshals Service to Sabe Marine Salvage. Its designation as a National Historic Landmark was withdrawn on 7 August 2001. Scrapping of the hulk was completed in 2002. Her island, a small stub of metal and glass, was preserved and is on exhibit at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola in Florida since 2007, the last relic of over 100 light aircraft carriers of World War II.
Cabot has a large collection of items at the USS Lexington aircraft museum in Corpus Christi, Texas, including all the guns and the anchor. A museum room contains information, artifacts, and pictures of Cabot.
USS Cabot (CVL 28)
USS CABOT was one of the INDEPENDENCE - class light aircraft carriers and the second ship in the Navy named after John Cabot (1450-1498), the Venetian navigator who discovered the North American continent in 1497 while sailing under the sponsorship of King Henry VII of England. Like the other ships in her class, the CABOT was originally laid down as a light cruiser but following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hi., the Navy had an urgent need for more aircraft carriers. Therefore, a few of the light cruisers under construction at that time were reordered as aircraft carriers.
Decommissioned on February 11, 1947, the CABOT was recommissioned in October 1948 and served as training carrier until decommissioned again in January 1955. In 1967, the carrier was loaned to the Spanish Navy and recommissioned as DEDALO. Stricken in 1989, the old carrier was given to a private organization in the US for use as a museum ship. These plans, however, did not become true and the CABOT/DEDALO was scrapped in 2000.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: 1940 (as light cruiser), 1942 (as aircraft carrier) |
| Keel laid: June 2, 1942 | |
| Launched: April 4, 1943 | |
| Commissioned: July 24, 1943 | |
| Decommissioned: February 11, 1947 | |
| Recommissioned: October 27, 1948 | |
| Decommissioned: January 21, 1955 | |
| Builder: New York Shipbuilding, Camden, N.J. | |
| Propulsion system: geared turbines, 100,000 shp | |
| Propellers: two | |
| Length: 623 feet (189.9 meters) | |
| Beam: 71.5 feet (21.8 meters) | |
| Draft: 25.9 feet (7.9 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 11,000 tons standard | |
| Speed: 31.5 knots | |
| Aircraft: 34 | |
| Catapults: two | |
| Aircraft Elevators: two | |
| Armament: 26 x 40mm guns, 5 x 20mm guns | |
| Crew: approx. 1560 |
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS CABOT. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
USS CABOT was laid down as WILMINGTON (CL 79), redesignated CV 28 on 2 June 1942, renamed CABOT 23 June 1942, converted while building, and launched 4 April 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J. sponsored by Mrs. A. C. Read re-classified CVL 28 on 15 July 1943 and commissioned 24 July 1943, Captain M. F. Shoeffel in command.
CABOT sailed from Quonset Point, R.I., 8 November 1943 for Pearl Harbor, where she arrived 2 December. Clearing for Majuro 15 January 1944, she joined TF 58 to begin the consistently high quality of war service which was to win her a Presidential Unit Citation. From 4 February to 4 March 1944 she launched her planes in strikes on Roi, Namur, and the island stronghold of Truk, aiding in the neutralization of these Japanese bases as her part in the invasion of the Marshalls.
CABOT returned to Pearl Harbor for a brief repair period, but was back in action from Majuro for the pounding raids on the Palaus, Yap, Ulithi, and Woleai at the close of March 1944. She sailed to provide valuable air cover for the Hollandia operation from 22 to 25 April, and 4 days later began to hurl her air power at Truk, Satawan, and Ponape. She cleared Majuro again 6 June for the preinvasion air strikes in the Marianas, and on 19 and 20 June launched sorties in the key Battle of the Philippine Sea, the famous "Marianas Turkey Shoot," which hopelessly crippled Japanese naval aviation. CABOT's air units pounded Japanese bases on Iwo Jima, Pagan, Rota, Guam, Yap and Ulithi as the carrier continued her support of the Marianas operation until 9 August.
Preinvasion strikes in the Palaus in September 1944 along with air attacks on Mindanao, the Visayas, and Luzon paved the way for the long-awaited return to the Philippines. On 6 October CABOT sailed from Ulithi for raids on Okinawa, and to provide air cover for her task group during the heavy enemy attacks off Formosa on 12 and 13 October. CABOT joined the group which screened "Cripple Division 1," the cruisers CANBERRA (CA 70) and HOUSTON (CL 81) which had been torpedoed off Formosa, to the safety of the Carolines, then rejoined her group for continued air strikes on the Visayas, and the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 25 and 26 October.
CABOT remained on patrol off Luzon, conducting strikes in support of operations ashore, and repelling desperate suicide attacks. On 25 November a particularly vicious one occurred. CABOT had fought off several kamikazes when one, already flaming from hits, crashed the flight deck on the port side, destroying the still-firing 20 mm gun platform, disabling the 40 mm mounts and a gun director. Another of CABOT's victims crashed close aboard and showered the port side with shrapnel and burning debris. Cabot lost 62 men killed and wounded, but careful training had produced a crew which handled damage control smoothly and coolly. While she continued to maintain her station in formation and operate effectively, temporary repairs were made. On 28 November she arrived at Ulithi for permanent repairs.
CABOT returned to action 11 December 1944, steaming with the force striking Luzon, Formosa, Indo-China, Hong Kong, and the Nansei Shoto in support of the Luzon operations. From 10 February to 1 March 1945, her planes pounded the Japanese homeland and the Bonins to suppress opposition to the invasion of Iwo Jima. Continued strikes against Kyushu and Okinawa in March prepared for the invasion of the latter island. After these prolonged, intensive operations, CABOT was homeward bound for San Francisco for a much-needed overhaul completed in June.
After refresher training at Pearl Harbor, the carrier launched strikes on Wake Island on 1 August while en route to Eniwetok. Here she remained on training duty until the end of the war. Sailing 21 August, she joined TG 38.3 to support the landings of occupation troops in the Yellow Sea area in September and October. Embarking homeward-bound men at Guam, CABOT arrived at San Diego 9 November, then sailed for the east coast. CABOT was placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia 11 February 1947.
Recommissioned 27 October 1948, CABOT was assigned to the Naval Air Reserve training program. She operated out of Pensacola, then Quonset Point, on cruises to the Caribbean, and had one tour of duty in European waters from 9 January to 26 March 1952. CABOT was again placed out of commission in reserve 21 January 1955. She was reclassified AVT 3 on 15 May 1959.
In 1967, after over twelve years in "mothballs", CABOT was loaned to Spain, in whose navy she served as DEDALO. The loan was converted to a sale in 1972. DEDALO was stricken by the Spanish Navy in August 1989 and given to a private organization in the US for use as a museum ship. However, during the subsequent decade plans to memorialize CABOT/DEDALO met with no success, and the now much deteriorated ship was sold for scrapping in 1997. After the failure of a lengthy legal effort to preserve the old carrier, she was cut up at Brownsville, Texas, beginning in November 2000.
Inaddition to the Presidential Unit Citation, CABOT received nine battle stars for World War II service.
USS Cabot (CVL 28)
Decommissioned 11 February 1947.
Recommissioned 27 October 1948.
Decommissioned 21 January 1955.
Transferred to Spain and renamed Dedalo (R-01) and commissioned into the Spanish Navy on 30 August 1967. Decommissioned by the Spanish Navy on 5 August 1989. Scrapped at Brownsville, Texas, USA.
Commands listed for USS Cabot (CVL 28)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/R.Adm. Malcolm Francis Schoeffel, USN | 24 Jul 1943 | 5 May 1944 |
| 2 | T/Capt. Stanley John Michael, USN | 5 May 1944 | 6 Feb 1945 |
| 3 | T/Capt. Walton Wiley Smith, USN | 6 Feb 1945 | 18 Dec 1945 |
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12 Feb 1944
Task Force 58 departed Majuro Atoll for operation HAILSTONE, a raid against the Japanese base at Truk Atoll.
Task Force 58 was made up of the following ships
Task Group 58.1 Aircraft carriers USS Enterprise (Capt. M.B. Gardner, USN), USS Yorktown (Capt. R.E. Jennings, USN), light carrier USS Belleau Wood (Capt. A.M. Pride, USN), light cruisers Santa Fé (Capt. J. Wright, USN), Mobile (Capt. C.J. Wheeler, USN), Biloxi (Capt. D.M. McGurl, USN), USS Oakland (Capt. W.K. Phillips, USN) and the destroyers USS Clarence K. Bronson (Lt.Cdr. J.C. McGoughran, USN), USS Cotten (Cdr. F.T. Sloat, USN), USS Dortch (Cdr. R.C. Young, USN), USS Gatling (Cdr. A.F. Richardson, USN), USS Healy (Cdr. J.C. Atkeson, USN), USS Cogswell (Cdr. H.T. Deutermann, USN), USS Caperton (Cdr. W.J. Miller, USN), USS Ingersoll (Cdr. A.C. Veasey, USN), USS Knapp (Cdr. F. Virden, USN).
Task Group 58.2 Aircraft carriers USS Essex (Capt. R.A. Ofstie, USN), USS Intrepid (Capt. T.L. Sprague, USN), light carrier USS Cabot (Capt. M.F. Schoeffel, USN), heavy cruisers USS Wichita (Capt J.J. Mahoney, USN), USS Baltimore (Capt. W.C. Calhoun, USN), light cruisers USS San Francisco (Capt. H.E. Overesch, USN), USS San Diego (Capt. L.J. Hudson, USN), destroyers USS Owen (Cdr. R.W. Wood, USN), USS Miller (Cdr. T.H. Kobey, USN), USS The Sullivans (Cdr. K.M. Gentry, USN), USS Stephen Potter (Cdr. C.H. Crichton, USN), USS Hickox (Cdr. W.M. Sweetser, USN), USS Hunt (Cdr. H.A. Knoertzer, USN), USS Lewis Hancock (Cdr. C.H. Lyman, 3rd, USN), USS Stembel (Cdr. W.L. Tagg, USN) and USS Stack (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Wheeler, USN).
Task Group 58.3 Aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (Capt. T.P. Jeter, USN), light carriers USS Monterey (Capt. L.T. Hundt, USN), USS Cowpens (Capt. R.P. McConnell, USN), battleships USS North Carolina (Capt. F.P. Thomas, USN), USS Massachusetts (Capt. T.D. Ruddock, Jr., USN), USS South Dakota (Capt. A.E. Smith, USN), USS Alabama (Capt. F.D. Kirtland, USN), USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN), USS New Jersey (Capt. C.F. Holden, USN), heavy cruisers USS Minneapolis (Capt. R.W. Bates, USN), USS New Orleans (Capt. S.R. Shumaker, USN), destroyers USS Izard (Cdr. E.K. van Swearingen, USN), USS Charrette (Cdr. E.S. Karpe, USN), USS Conner (Cdr. W.E. Kaitner, USN), USS Bell (Cdr. L.C. Petross, USN), USS Burns (Cdr. D.T. Eller, USN), USS Bradford (Cdr. R.L. Morris, USN), USS Brown (Cdr. T.H. Copeman, USN), USS Cowell (Cdr. C.W. Parker, USN), USS Wilson (Lt.Cdr. C.K. Duncan, USN), USS Sterett (Lt.Cdr. F.J.L. Blouin, USN) and USS Lang (Cdr. H. Payson, Jr., USN).
25 Nov 1944
2 kamikazes attacked vessel off the Philippine coast. 36 men killed, many wounded. Vessel remained in fighting condition. ( 1 )
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CVL-28 USS Cabot - History
The USS Cabot was the 7th of 9 Independence Class Light Aircraft Carriers which were started from May 1, 1941 through October 26, 1942 at the New York Ship Building Yard in Camden New Jersey.
The keel of the light aircraft carrier USS Cabot (CVL-28) was laid down as the light cruiser Wilmington (CL-79) on March 16, 1942. On June 2, 1942 the under construction cruiser Wilmington was ordered to be converted into a light aircraft carrier by the addition of a hanger deck and flight deck above that.
Specifications:
Design Displacement: 14,200 tons
Full load Displacement: 15,100 tons
Overall Length: 622' 6"
Waterline Length: 600'
Beam (Extreme): 109' 2"
Beam Waterline: 71' 6"
Flight Deck: 572' x 73'
Catapult: 1 H 2-1 Hydraulic
Propulsion: 4 Babcock & Wilson 565 psi boilers,
4 shaft geared turbines,100,000 shp
Machinery: 4 - 600kw ships service generators
2 - 250kw diesel generators
Fuel Capacity: 2,632.2 tons
Aviation Gas: 122,243 gallons
Aviation Ordinance: 331.4 tons
Top Speed: 31.6 knots
Crew: 1,461
Armor: 3-5 inch belt
Armament: 2 quad, 8 dual 40 mm AA,
16 single 20 mm AA
Aircraft: 45 (maximum) 32 (nominal)
USS Cabot was launched on April 4, 1943 and commissioned on July 24, 1943. Her 1 month shake down cruse to Trinidad was undertaken September after which she left for Pear Harbor and joined Task Force 58 for action in the pacific.
USS Cabot carried Air Group 31 from the time of her shake down cruse until they were rotated out of active duty in October of 1944. Air Group 31 was replaced by Air Group 29 who served aboard her until July 11, 1945 when they were relieved by Air Group 32 who served for the last 6 weeks until the end of hostilities.
The famous Scripps-Howard war corespondent Ernie Pyle came on board the USS Cabot for a time. He wrote his famous "Iron Woman" story while he was aboard USS Cabot
USS Cabot was stuck by a Kamikaze on November 25, 1944. This caused the death of 62 of her crew but the ship was saved. She was repaired at the advance fleet anchorage of Ulithi and returned to duty on December 11, 1944. She was send to be overhauled in San Francisco in March 1945 and returned to the Pacific in late June 1945. USS Cabot stayed on station during September and October 1945 in the Yellow Sea supporting the occupation. Cabot was used to transport returning men from Guam to San Diego, arriving on November 9, 1945. USS Cabot then returned via the Panama Canal to the Philadelphia Naval Yard where she was docked along with 2 CVL aircraft carriers and other vessels.
USS Cabot received the Presidential Unit Citation and 9 gold battle stars for her service in World War II
USS Cabot was decommissioned to reserve status on February 11, 1946 at the Philadelphia Naval Yard.
Re-commissioned on October 27, 1948 she was modernized which included combining her existing 4 funnels into 2. Cabot served as a Naval Aviation Reserve Training carrier operating out of NAS Pensacola, then NAS Quonset Point, on training cruises to the Caribbean. She had one tour of duty in European and Mediterranean waters from January to March 1952 and served as an ASW (Anti Submarine Warfare) carrier
USS Cabot was decommissioned to reserve status once again on January 21, 1955
While still in reserve status USS Cabot was re-designated as an aircraft transport carrier (AVT-3) on May 15, 1959.
USS Cabot was reactivated, overhauled and modernized at the Philadelphia Naval Yard from 1965 - 1967 in preparation for loan to Spain.
USS Cabot was re-commissioned as the Spanish Naval Ship SNS Dedalo (AO-1) on August 30, 1967.
USS Cabot was stricken from the U.S. Naval records on August 1, 1972 and sold to Spain on December 5, 1972.
USS Cabot served the Spanish Navy as SNS Dedalo from 1967 through 1989 first as a helicopter carrier and later as a Harrier jump jet carrier.
The Government of Spain decommissioned and gave USS Cabot / SNS Dedalo to the Cabot/Dedalo foundation on August 5, 1989 in New Orleans Louisiana. At that time the USS Cabot was in just about the same condition as she was when she served the US Navy in 1944-1945, retaining all of her war time machinery and fittings, including the original WW II AA guns and interior.
The Cabot/Dedalo foundation tried, unsuccessfully, to find a permanent home for the ship but while awaiting a permanent location the USS Cabot sat at an unused wharf in New Orleans from 1989 until she was ordered removed by the Coast Guard as a hazard to navigation on September 10, 1997.
On October 13, 1997 the USS Cabot was dead towed from her berth in the Mississippi River to Port Isabel Texas. She stayed moored in Port Isabel Texas from October 1997 until August 8, 1998 when she was once again dead towed to Brownsville Texas for breaking.
A US Court ordered the sale of the USS Cabot to clear the debts that had amassed over the years and on September 10, 1999 USS Cabot was sold to the Sable Marine salvage company for the high bid of $185,000.00
Breaking of the USS Cabot started in October 2000 and the last of the Cabot was cut up in March 2003
CVL-28 USS Cabot - History
Description: History of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Cabot (CVL-28) including information about asbestos exposure for workers.
The USS Cabot was originally planned as the USS Wilmington (CL-79). She was ordered for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her keel was laid down at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation on March 16, 1942. She was launched on April 4, 1943 and commissioned on July 24, 1943 under the command of Captain M.F. Shoeffel.
USS Cabot arrived in the South Pacific at the start of 1944. Throughout February and March, her planes took part in the air strikes against Roi, Namur, Truk, the Palaus, Yap, Ulithi, and Woleai. From April 22 to April 25, she provided air cover at Hollandia before moving on to Truk, Satawan, and Ponape.
On June 6, the USS Cabot headed to the Mariana Islands for pre-invasion air strikes. Her aircraft were active in the Battle of the Philippine Sea later that month, a decisive victory for the Americans that was later referred to as the “Marianas Turkey Shoot.” She remained to support the strikes on Iwo Jima, Pagan, Rota, Guam, Yap, and Ulithi until August 9, 1944.
In September, USS Cabot participated in pre-invasion air strikes on the Palaus, Mindanao, the Visayas, and Luzon. She sailed to Okinawa in October and supported operations at Formosa before escorting two cruisers, the USS Canberra and USS Houston, to the Carolines after they were torpedoed. When they arrived there safely, the aircraft carrier returned to carry out air strikes on the Visayas and take part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
While patrolling the waters off Luzon, the USS Cabot fought off numerous kamikaze attacks. On November 25, two of the kamikazes she’d hit crashed into the ship. The first kamikaze crashed into the flight deck, taking out the 20 mm gun platform, the 40 mm gun mounts, and a gun director. The second kamikaze scattered the port side with burning debris and shrapnel. In the end, 62 men were either dead or injured. The aircraft carrier made temporary repairs and maintained her position until she headed to Ulithi for permanent repairs on November 28.
When her repair work was done, USS Cabot returned to the fighting on December 11. Her planes carried out air strikes against Luzon, Formosa, Indochina, Hong Kong, and Nansei Shoto. From February to March 1945, she supported operations in the Bonins, Kyushu, and Okinawa. By June, USS Cabot was ready for a much-needed overhaul, and she sailed home to San Francisco.
USS Cabot returned to action later that summer, launching air strikes against Wake Island on August 1. She then sailed to Eniwetok for training duty until the war ended. The carrier joined Task Group 38.3 in support of the landings of occupation forces in September and October before taking part in Operation Magic Carpet on her way home.
The USS Cabot was decommissioned on February 11, 1947, but later recommissioned on October 27, 1948 to serve in the Naval Air Reserve training program, operating out of Pensacola and Quonset Point. She was decommissioned again on January 21, 1955 and reclassified AVT-3 on May 15, 1959.
In 1967, the USS Cabot was loaned to the Spanish Navy, where she was known as Dedalo. The loan became a sale in 1972, but she was struck from the Spanish Navy in August 1989. The carrier was turned over to a private organization in the United States to be converted into a museum ship, and she was designated a National Historical Landmark on June 29, 1990. Unfortunately, the organization was never able to obtain enough funding, and the ship was auctioned off and sold for scrap on September 10, 1999. The ship was no longer designated as National Historical Landmark as of August 7, 2001, and she was finally scrapped in 2002. The USS Cabot earned nine battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation for her service in World War II.
Like all other ships of the World War II era, the USS Cabot was built using many asbestos-containing materials. Asbestos was known for its resistance to heat, fire, water, and corrosion, so it could be found in virtually all areas of the ship and in the aircraft she carried. Anyone who served on or participated in the repair and overhaul of the aircraft carrier was put at risk of developing serious asbestos-related illnesses like asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma, a rare by deadly form of cancer that attacks the protective lining surrounding the lungs and other organs.
USS Cabot workers should monitor their health carefully, and consult a doctor if they experience any symptoms associated with mesothelioma. Anyone who worked on or around the USS Cabot, and is diagnosed with mesothelioma, should also consider contacting a lawyer to discuss their legal rights.
The island of USS Cabot (CVL-28) Independence-class light aircraft carrier, preserved in the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola after efforts to preserve the last remaining WWII light carrier proved unsuccessful and her National Historic Landmark designation was rescinded.[1024x680]
EDIT: Turns out I got my facts wrong, that's not the original island apparently, but a replica built using the original plans, the original island was apparently saved before being scrapped in Brownsville, Texas. It may become part of a museum or memorial, I can't find anymore info, sorry for the misleading title, that's what I get for blindly trusting wikipedia.
EDIT 2: Found this depressing video on the fate of the island- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlJIzmoTDJM Guess that's the final piece of the Cabot, scrapped and mangled, sad to see.
It's a darn shame we weren't able to preserve even one WWII light carrier as a museum ship, the rest of her was scrapped in 2002.
One more image here, I must say they have a rather nice and creative display going on- http://i.imgur.com/laPqKp5.jpg
Oh man that is sad. To think it was just used for scrap metal. I want to buy that thing and build it onto a house.
USS Cabot (CVL-28/AVT-3) was an Independence-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, the second ship to carry the name. Cabot was commissioned in 1943 and served until 1947. She was recommissioned as a training carrier from 1948 to 1955. From 1967 to 1989, she served in Spain as Dédalo. After attempts to preserve her failed, she was scrapped in 2002.
USS Cabot was laid down as Wilmington (CL-79), redesignated CV-28 on 2 June 1942, renamed Cabot on 23 June 1942 and converted while building. She was launched on 4 April 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey sponsored by Mrs. A. C. Read. She was reclassified CVL-28 on 15 July 1943 and commissioned on 24 July 1943, with [Captain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(naval)) Malcolm Francis Schoeffel in command.
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Contents
This a chronological list of named operations involving aircraft carriers combining USN, RN, and IJN operations for Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Dates are for carrier involvement, not necessarily the dates for the entire operation.
| Name | Navy | Action | Begin | End | Task Force | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | ||||||
| Hurry | RN | Deliver Aircraft to Malta | 31 July 1940 | 4 August 1940 | Force H | Argus, Ark Royal |
| Hat | RN | Reinforce Eastern Mediterranean Fleet Deliver Supplies to Malta | 30 August 1940 | 5 Sept 1940 | Force H & Force F | Ark Royal, Illustrious |
| Coat | RN | Deliver Aircraft to Malta | Nov 1940 | Nov 1940 | Force H | Argus, Ark Royal, Illustrious |
| FU | IJN | Invasion of French Indochina | 22 September 1940 | 26 September 1940 | CarDiv2 | Soryu, Hiryu |
| Judgment | RN | Raid on Toranto, Italy | 11 November 1940 | 12 November 1940 | Force H | Illustrious |
| 1941 | ||||||
| Express | RN | Convoys to Malta, Greece, & Egypt | 10 January 1941 | 11 January 1941 | Force A | Illustrious |
| Grog | RN | Raids on Genoa and La Spezia, Italy | 9 February 1941 | 9 February 1941 | Force H | Ark Royal |
| 11 "Club Runs" | RN | Deliver Aircraft to Malta | Apr 1941 | Oct 1941 | Force H | Ark Royal, Furious, Victorious |
| EF | RN | Raid on Kirkenes, Norway and Petsamo, Finland | 30 July 1941 | 30 July 1941 | Victorious, Furious | |
| Halberd | RN | Escort Convoy to Malta | 27 September 1941 | 27 September 1941 | Force H | Ark Royal |
| Perpetual | RN | Deliver Aircraft to Malta | 11 October 1941 | 12 October 1941 | Force H | Argus, Ark Royal (sunk) |
| AI | IJN | Raid on Pearl Harbor | 7 December 1941 | 7 December 1941 | Kido Butai | Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū, Hiryū, Shōkaku, Zuikaku |
| M | IJN | Invasion of the Philippines | 8 December 1941 | 20 December 1941 | Ryūjō | |
| 1942 | ||||||
| R | IJN | Invasion of Rabaul and Kavieng | 4 January 1942 | Feb 1942 | Akagi, Kaga, Shōkaku, Zuikaku | |
| H | IJN | Invasion of Ambon and Timor | 30 January 1942 | 3 February 1942 | CarDiv2 | Soryu, Hiryu |
| 14 "Club Runs" | RN | Deliver Aircraft to Malta | Feb 1942 | Oct 1942 | Force H | HMS Eagle, HMSArgus, HMS Furious, USS Wasp |
| Revenge | USN | Raids on Kwajalein, Wotje, and Maloelap, Marshall Islands | 1 February 1942 | February 1942 | TF-8 | Enterprise, Yorktown |
| J | IJN | Invasion of Java, NEI) | 14 February 1942 | 27 February 1942 | Ryūjō | |
| L, T | IJN | Invasion of Sumatra, NEI) | 14 February 1942 | 28 March 1942 | Ryūjō | |
| Revenge 3 | USN | Raid on Lae & Salamaua | 10 March 1942 | 10 Mar 42 | TF-11 | Lexington, Yorktown |
| D | IJN | Invasion of the Andaman Islands | 23 March 1942 | 23 March 1942 | CarDiv4 | Ryūjō |
| C | IJN | Indian Ocean raid | 31 March 1942 | 10 April 1942 | Kido Butai | Akagi, Sōryū, Hiryū, Shōkaku, Zuikaku |
| Mo | IJN | Planned Invasion of Port Moresby, New Guinea | 4 April 1942 | 8 April 1942 | ? | Shōkaku, Zuikaku, Shōhō |
| Shangri-la | USN | Doolittle Raid on Tokyo | 18 April 1942 | 18 April 1942 | TF-18,16 | Hornet, Enterprise |
| Calendar | RN | Deliver Aircraft to Malta | 20 April 1942 | 20 April 1942 | Force W | USS Wasp |
| Bowery | RN | Deliver Aircraft to Malta | 9 May 1942 | 9 May 1942 | Force W | USS Wasp, HMS Eagle |
| AL | IJN | Invasion of Aleutian Islands | 3 June 1942 | 15 August 1943 | Ryūjō , Jun'yō | |
| MI | IJN | Battle of Midway | 4 June 1942 | 7 June 1942 | Kido Butai | Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū, Hiryū |
| Pedestal | RN | Convoy from Gibraltar to Malta | 3 August 1942 | 15 August 1942 | Force F? | Victorious, Eagle (sunk), Indomitable |
| Watchtower | USN | Invasion of Guadalcanal | 7 August 1942 | 9 February 1943 | TF-11, 16, 18 | Saratoga, Enterprise, Wasp |
| Ka | IJN | Battle of the Eastern Solomons | 24 August 1942 | 25 August 1942 | Shōkaku, Zuikaku, Ryūjō | |
| ? | IJN | Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands | 25 October 1943 | 27 October 1943 | ? | Shōkaku, Zuikaku, Zuihō (also ? Junyo, Hiyo ) |
| Torch | USN/RN | Invasion of French North Africa | 8 November 1942 | 16 November 1942 | TF-38, ? | 9 carriers [MORE HERE] |
| 1943 | ||||||
| Ke | IJN | Evacuation of Guadalcanal | 14 January 1943 | 7 February 1943 | Zuikaku, Zuihō. Junyo | |
| I-Go | IJN | Raids Against Allied Advances in Solomons & New Guinea | 1 April 1943 | 19 April 1943 | CarDiv 1, 2 | Zuikaku, Zuihō, Junyo, Hiyo |
| Toenails | USN | Invasion of New Georgia | 26 June 1943 | 25 August 1943 | TG-36.3 | USS Saratoga, HMS Victorious |
| Husky | RN/USN | Invasion of Sicily | 9 July 1943 | 16 July 1943 | Allied | HMS Indomitable |
| Cherryblossem | USN | Invasion of Bougainville | 21 October 1943 | 11 November 1943 | TF-38 | Saratoga |
| Galvanic | USN | Invasion of Tarawa & Makin, Gilbert Islands | 18 November 1943 | 23 November 1943 | TG-50.4 | 5 CVE |
| 1944 | ||||||
| Flintlock | USN | Invasion of Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | 27 January 1944 | 2 February 1944 | TF-58 | 12 carriers |
| Catchpole | USN | Invasion of Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands | 13 February 1944 | 28 February 1944 | TF-58 | 12 carriers? |
| Hailstone | USN | Raid on Truk, Caroline Islands | 17 February 1944 | 18 February 1944 | TF-58 | 5 CV, 4 CVL |
| Desecrate 1 | USN | Raids on Palau Islands | 30 March 1944 | 31 March 1944 | TF-58 | 7 CV, 5 CVL |
| Tungsten | RN | Raid on battleship Tirpitz at Kaafjord, Norway | 3 April 1944 | 3 April 1944 | Force 1, 2 | Victorious, Furious, 4 CVE (Emperor, Pursuer, Searcher, Fencer) |
| Cockpit | RN | Raid on Sabang, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies | 19 April 1944 | 19 April 1944 | BEF/70 | HMS Illustrious, USS Saratoga |
| Reckless | USA | Invasion of Hollandia, New Guinea | 22 April 1944 | 26 April 1944 | TF-58 | Enterprise, 8 CVE |
| Persecution | USA | Invasion of Aitape, New Guinea | 22 April 1944 | 4 May 1944 | TF-58 | Enterprise |
| Ridge Able | RN | Raid on German Shipping off Norway | 26 April 1944 | 26 April 1944 | CVE Emperor | |
| Croquet | RN | Raid on German Shipping off Norway | 6 May 1944 | 6 May 1944 | Furious, CVE Searcher | |
| Hoops | RN | Raid on German Shipping off Norway | 8 May 1944 | 8 May 1944 | 3 CVE (Searcher, Striker, Emperor | |
| Transom | RN | Raid on Surabaya, Java | 17 May 1944 | 17 May 1944 | BEF/70 | HMS Illustrious?, USS Saratoga |
| Wanderers | RN | Diversion to keep U-boats away from Normandy | June 1944 | June 1944 | 2 CVE (Fencer, Striker) | |
| Neptune | RN | Prevent U-boat activity at Normandy | June 1944 | June 1944 | 3 CVE (Emperor, Tracker, Pursuer) | |
| Anvil/Dragoon | USN | Invasion of Southern France | 15 August 1944 | 14 September 1944 | TF-88 | 9 CVE (6 UK, 2 US?) |
| Outing I | RN | Raids on Axis Shipping in the Aegean | 9 September 1944 | 9 September 1944 | 4 UK CVE? | |
| Stalemate II | USN | Invasion of Peleliu, Paulus Islands | 15 September 1944 | 27 November 1944 | TF-38, 32 | 3 CV, 5 CVL,11 CVE |
| Lycidas | RN | Minelaying off Norway | 15 October 1944 | 15 October 1944 | 2 CVE (Fencer, Trumpeter) | |
| ??Forager | USN | Invasion of Palaus Islands | June 1944 | Nov 44? | ||
| ??Forager | USN | Invasion of Mariana Islands | June 1944 | |||
| A-Go | IJN | Defense of the Mariana Islands | 19 June 1944 | 20 June 1944 | 9 carriers | |
| King II | USN | Invasion of Leyte, Philippines | 17 October 1944 | 26 December 1944 | TF-38 | 8 CV, 8 CVL, 18 CVE |
| Sho-Go | IJN | Defense of Philippines | 23 October 1944 | 26 October 1944 | ||
| Love III | USN | ? Strikes on Luzon and Mindoro Landing | 25 November 1944 | ? December 1944 | TF-38 | ? |
| 1945 | ||||||
| Meridian | RN | Raid on Palembang, Sumatra | 24 January 1945 | 29 January 1945 | BPF/Force 63 | Illustrious, Indefatigable, Indomitable, Victorious |
| Mike I | USN | Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines | 9 January 1945 | ? | TF-38 | ? |
| Jamboree | USN | Raids on Tokyo | 16 February 1945 | 26 February 1945 | TF-58 | 11 CV, 5 CVL, |
| Detachment | USN | Invasion of Iwo Jima, Vulcano Islnds | 19 February 1945 | 26 March 1945 | TF-58, 50 | 12 CV, 5 CVL, 9 CVE |
| Iceberg | USN | Invasion of Okinawa | 1 April 1945 | 22 June 1945 | ||
| Teardrop | USN | Anti-sub US east coast | Apr 1945 | May 1945 |
Aircraft carriers were involved in many attacks and support activities in addition to the better known major carrier battles. The more complete list below includes battles, invasions, and raids and names the specific carriers involved. "Naval battle" refers to a navel engagement entirely on water, "invasion" refers to an operation involving amphibious landing of troops to occupy land areas, and "raid" refers to attacks without the intention to occupy the land areas involved. Also included in the list are some transport, convoy escort, and antisubmarine warfare operations.
[INVOLVMENT OF ESCORT CARRIERS REPORTED BY Y'BLOOD HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETELY INCLUDED IN THE LIST BELOW]
