1944 to present    

CV-15 USS Randolph





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Call Sign: NWBD
Shipyard: Newport News Shipbuilding





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History of USS Randolph CV-15

1943-may-10Laid downLaid down
1944-jun-28LaunchedLaunched
1944-oct-09CommissionedCommissioned
1955-jun-18RefitRefit US NS Norfolk Angled deck conversion, until Jan 1956
1956-octDeploymentDeployment US 6th Fleet, operating in Eastern Mediterranean while evacuating US citizens from Alexandria and shadowing the British and French Musketeer operations
1961-jul-21DeploymentDeployment recovery ship for Mercury 4 spaceflight Liberty Bell 7, in Carribean.
1962-feb-20DeploymentDeployment primary recovery ship for Mercury 6 spaceflight Friendship 7
1969-feb-13DecommissionedDecommissioned US Boston Navy Yard at Boston Navy Yard
1973-jun-15StruckStruck
1975-mayFate: scrappedFate: scrapped sold for scrapping, in New Jersey



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  Specifications


Essex (long hull) class
38000full load (tn)
270length (m)
28beam (m)
9.50draught (m)
33max speed (knots)




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