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1 Jan 43: Status
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 4 16
ACV 12 12
5 Jan 43: Keel of Astrolabe Bay (ACV-60, MC Hull 1097) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 4 16
ACV 12 13
6 Jan 43: Reprisal (CV-30) renamed San Jacinto while building
14 Jan 43: Independence (CV-22) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 15
ACV 12 13
15 Jan 43: Keels of Bucareli Bay (ACV-61, MC Hull 1098 ) and Shangri La
(CV-38 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 16
ACV 12 14
17 Jan 43: Keel of HMS Begum (ACV-62, MC Hull 1099) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 16
ACV 12 15
22 Jan 43: Kearsarge (CV-12) renamed Hornet while building; HMS Begum (ACV-62) transferred to USN and renamed Natoma Bay
23 Jan 43: Ameer (ACV-55) renamed Alazon Bay on ways; keel of Chapin Bay (ACV-63, MC Hull 1100) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 16
ACV 12 16
26 Jan 43: Keel of Ticonderoga (CV-19) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 17
ACV 12 16
1 Feb 43: Keels of Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), Didrickson Bay (ACV-64, MC Hull 1101) and Hancock (CV-14) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 19
ACV 12 17
6 Feb 43: Keel of Dolomi Bay (ACV-65, MC Hull 1102) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 19
ACV 12 18
11 Feb 43: Keel of Elbour Bay (ACV-66, MC Hull 1103) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 19
ACV 12 19
17 Feb 43: Lexington (CV-16) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 18
ACV 12 19
20 Feb 43: Barnes (ACV-20) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 18
ACV 13 18
25 Feb 43: Princeton (CV-23) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 17
ACV 13 18
8 Mar 43: Block Island (ACV-21) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 17
ACV 14 17
15 Mar 43: Keels of Antietam (CV-36) and Lake Champlain (CV-39) laid
down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 19
ACV 14 17
31 Mar 43: Belleau Wood (CV-24) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 18
ACV 14 17
3 Apr 43: Following ACV's renamed on ways:
Alazon Bay (ACV-55) to Casablanca
Alikula Bay (ACV-57) to Coral Sea
Anguilla Bay (ACV-58 ) to Corregidor
Astrolabe Bay (ACV-60) to Guadalcanal
Atheling (ACV-59) to Mission Bay
Bucareli Bay (ACV-61) to Manila Bay
Chapin Bay (ACV-63) to Midway
Didrickson Bay (ACV-64) to Tripoli
Dolomi Bay (ACV-65) to Wake Island
Elbour Bay (ACV-66) to White Plains
9 Apr 43: Prince William (ACV-31) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 18
ACV 15 16
12 Apr 43: Breton (ACV-23) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 18
ACV 16 15
15 Apr 43: Yorktown (CV-10) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 17
ACV 16 15
19 Apr 43: Keel of Solomons (ACV-67, MC Hull 1104) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 17
ACV 16 16
26 Apr 43: Keel of Kalanin Bay (ACV-68, MC Hull 1105) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 17
ACV 16 17
28 Apr 43: Croatan (ACV-25) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 17
ACV 17 16
1 May 43: Hancock (CV-14) renamed Ticonderoga and Ticonderoga (CV-19) renamed Hancock while building
10 May 43: Keel of Randolph (CV-15) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 18
ACV 17 16
11 May 43: Keel of Kasaan Bay (ACV-69, MC Hull 1106) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 18
ACV 17 17
18 May 43: Keel of Fanshaw Bay (ACV-70, MC Hull 1107) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 18
ACV 17 18
25 May 43: Bunker Hill (CV-17) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 10 17
ACV 17 18
28 May 43: Cowpens (CV-25) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 11 16
ACV 17 18
31 May 43: Keel of Kitkun Bay (ACV-71, MC Hull 1108 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 11 16
ACV 17 19
7 Jun 43: Keel of Fortezela Bay (ACV-72, MC Hull 1109) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 11 16
ACV 17 20
17 Jun 43: Monterey (CV-26) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 12 15
ACV 17 20
8 Jul 43: Casablanca (ACV-55) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 12 15
ACV 18 19
10 Jul 43: Keel of Gambier Bay (ACV-73, MC Hull 1110) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 12 15
ACV 18 20
15 Jul 43: All ACV's reclassified CVE
Following CV's reclassified CVL's:
USS Independence (CV-22) to CVL-22
USS Princeton (CV-23) to CVL-23
USS Belleau Wood (CV-24) to CVL-24
USS Cowpens (CV-25) to CVL-25
USS Monterey (CV-26) to CVL-26
Langley (CV-27) to CVL-27
Cabot (CV-28 ) to CVL-28
Bataan (CV-29) to CVL-29
San Jacinto (CV-30) to CVL-30
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 11
CVL 5 4
CVE 18 20
20 Jul 43: Keel of Nehenta Bay (CVE-74, MC Hull 1111) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 11
CVL 5 4
CVE 18 21
24 Jul 43: Cabot (CVL-28 ) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 11
CVL 6 3
CVE 18 21
7 Aug 43: Liscome Bay (CVE-56) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 11
CVL 6 3
CVE 19 20
16 Aug 43: Intrepid (CV-11) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 10
CVL 6 3
CVE 19 20
17 Aug 43: Keel of Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75, MC Hull 1112) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 10
CVL 6 3
CVE 19 21
27 Aug 43: Coral Sea (CVE-57) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 10
CVL 6 3
CVE 20 20
31 Aug 43: Corregidor (CVE-58 ) and Langley (CVL-27) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 10
CVL 7 2
CVE 21 19
2 Sep 43: Keel of Kadashan Bay (CVE-76, MC Hull 1113) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 10
CVL 7 2
CVE 21 20
13 Sep 43: Keel of Boxer (CV-21) laid down; Mission Bay (CVE-59)
commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 22 19
14 Sep 43: Keel of Valley Forge (CV-37) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 22 19
15 Sep 43: Keel of Kanalku Bay (CVE-77, MC Hull 1114) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 22 20
23 Sep 43: Keel of St Joseph Bay (CVE-105) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 22 21
25 Sep 43: Guadalcanal (CVE-60) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 23 20
27 Sep 43: Keel of Kaita Bay, CVE-78, MC Hull 1115) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 23 21
5 Oct 43: Manila Bay (CVE-61) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 24 20
6 Oct 43: Keel of Ommaney Bay (CVE-79, MC Hull 1116) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 24 21
14 Oct 43: Natoma Bay (CVE-62) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 25 20
15 Oct 43: Keel of Petrof Bay (CVE-80, MC Hull 1117) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 25 21
23 Oct 43: Midway (CVE-63) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 26 20
24 Oct 43: Keel of Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81, MC Hull 1118 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 26 21
25 Oct 43: Keel of Sunset Bay (CVE-106) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 26 22
27 Oct 43: Keel of Midway (CVB-41) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 26 22
31 Oct 43: Tripoli (CVE-64) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 27 21
1 Nov 43: Keel of Saginaw Bay (CVE-82, MC Hull 1119) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 27 22
7 Nov 43: Wake Island (CVE-65) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 28 21
8 Nov 43: Keel of Sargent Bay (CVE-83, MC Hull 1120) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 28 22
15 Nov 43: Keel of Shamrock Bay (CVE-84, MC Hull 1121) laid down;
White Plains (CVE-66) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 29 22
17 Nov 43: Bataan (CVL-29) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 8 1
CVE 30 21
21 Nov 43: Solomons (CVE-67) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 31 20
22 Nov 43: Keel of Shipley Bay (CVE-85, MC Hull 1122) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 31 21
21 Nov 43: Solomons (CVE-67) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 32 20
24 Nov 43: USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) torpedoed and sunk by I-175 off Gilbert
Islands; Wasp (CV-18, ex Oriskany) commissioned.
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 31 20
27 Nov 43: Kalanin Bay (CVE-68 ) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 32 19
28 Nov 43: Keel of Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86, MC Hull 1123) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 32 20
29 Nov 43: Hornet (CV-12) commissioned; keel of St Andrews Bay (CVE-107) laid
down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 9 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 32 21
1 Dec 43: Keel of Coral Sea (CVB-42) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 32 21
4 Dec 43: Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) commissioned; keel of Steamer Bay (CVE-87, MC
Hull 1124) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 33 21
9 Dec 43: Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 34 20
11 Dec 43: Keel of Cape Esperance (CVE-88, MC Hull 1125) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 34 21
15 Dec 43: Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) and San Jacinto (CVL-30) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 35 20
16 Dec 43: Keels of Takansis Bay (CVE-89, MC Hull 1126) and Vermillion Bay
(CVE-108 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 8 1
CVE 35 22
21 Dec 43: Tulagi (CVE-72) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 8 1
CVE 36 21
22 Dec 43: Keel of Thetis Bay (CVE-90, MC Hull 1127) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 8 1
CVE 36 22
28 Dec 43: Gambier Bay (CVE-73) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 8 1
CVE 37 21
29 Dec 43: Keel of Makassar Strait (CVE-91, MC Hull 1128 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 8 1
CVE 37 22
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