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| 1942-mar-18 | Laid down |  CV-18 USS Wasp as USS Oriskany | |
| 1943-mar-15 | Laid down | CV-36 USS Antietam | |
| 1943-mar-15 | Laid down | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain at Norfolk Naval Yard | |
| 1943-may-10 | Laid down | CV-15 USS Randolph | |
| 1943-aug-17 | Launched | CV-18 USS Wasp | |
| 1943-nov-24 | Commissioned | CV-18 USS Wasp | |
| 1944-jun-28 | Launched | CV-15 USS Randolph | |
| 1944-aug-20 | Launched | CV-36 USS Antietam | |
| 1944-oct-9 | Commissioned | CV-15 USS Randolph | |
| 1944-nov-2 | Launched | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain from dry dock | |
| 1945-jan-28 | Commissioned | CV-36 USS Antietam | |
| 1945-jun-3 | Commissioned | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain | |
| 1946-nov-3 | Commissioned | CVS-45 USS Valley Forge in Philadelphia, as CV-45 | |
| 1948-aug-14 | Homeport | CVS-45 USS Valley Forge transferred to NB San Diego | |
| 1950-jun-29 | Deployment | CVS-45 USS Valley Forge rapidly stored and departed Subic Bay with CAG-5 embarked, to stand off N Korea to join Task Group 77.4 (with HMS Triumph), following invasion of S Korea | |
| 1951-jan-17 | Deployment | CV-36 USS Antietam brought out of decommission to join forces around Korea, returned Mar 1952. | |
| 1952-mar-21 | Port Visit | CV-36 USS Antietam docked in Yokosuka following her Korean deployment to prepare for return to USA. | |
| 1952-sep | Refit | CV-36 USS Antietam refit for conversion as CVA-36 at New York Naval Shipyard until Dec 1952 | |
| 1952-oct | | CVS-45 USS Valley Forge redesignated CVA-45 | |
| 1952-oct-1 | | CV-18 USS Wasp Reclassified as CVA | |
| 1953 | Refit | CVS-45 USS Valley Forge after her 4th Korean deployment, transferred to Atlantic Fleet and became CVS-45, after refit at NS Norfolk. | |
| 1955-jun-18 | Refit | CV-15 USS Randolph Angled deck conversion, until Jan 1956 | |
| 1956-oct | Deployment | CV-36 USS Antietam departed Rotterdam to join US 6th Fleet in Mediterranean, operating S of Italy while shadowing the British and French Musketeer operations around Suez. | |
| 1956-oct | Deployment | CV-15 USS Randolph US 6th Fleet, operating in Eastern Mediterranean while evacuating US citizens from Alexandria and shadowing the British and French Musketeer operations | |
| 1956-nov-1 | | CV-18 USS Wasp Reclassified as CVS | |
| 1957-aug | Refit | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain converted to anti-submarine carrier, as CVS-39 | |
| 1958-jul | Deployment | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain  Operation Blue Bat part of US 6th Fleet, when tasked with support for Lebanese stability operations in Eastern Mediterranean. HUP-2 of HU-2 (det 34) and HSS-1 of HS-3 were embarked. Operations continued until 23 Aug. | |
| 1958-sep-4 | Homeport | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain Quonset Point, RI | |
| 1961-may-5 | Deployment | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain recovered Mercury capsule Freedom 7 and with it Commander Alan Shepard after its first sub-orbital flight, by HSS-1N Seabat of HS-5. | |
| 1961-jul-21 | Deployment | CV-15 USS Randolph recovery ship for Mercury 4 spaceflight Liberty Bell 7, in Carribean. | |
| 1962-feb-20 | Deployment | CV-15 USS Randolph primary recovery ship for Mercury 6 spaceflight Friendship 7 | |
| 1963-may-8 | Decommissioned | CV-36 USS Antietam | |
| 1965-jan-19 | Deployment | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain recovered unmanned Gemini test capsule after a sub-orbital flight, by an embarked SH-3. | |
| 1965-aug-29 | Deployment | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain recovered Gemini 5 capsule and with it Charles Conrad and L Gordon Cooper, after its orbital flight, by embarked SH-3. | |
| 1966-may-2 | Decommissioned | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain at Philadelphia Naval Yard | |
| 1969-feb-13 | Decommissioned | CV-15 USS Randolph at Boston Navy Yard | |
| 1969-jun-29 | Port Visit | CV-18 USS Wasp visit Copenhagen, Denmark. SH-3D 156495 aboard | |
| 1969-dec-1 | Struck | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain | |
| 1971-oct | Fate: scrapped | LPH-8 USS Valley Forge | |
| 1972-apr-28 | Fate: scrapped | CV-39 USS Lake Champlain sold for scrapping | |
| 1972-jul-1 | Decommissioned | CV-18 USS Wasp | |
| 1973-may-1 | Struck | CV-36 USS Antietam | |
| 1973-jun-15 | Struck | CV-15 USS Randolph | |
| 1974 | Fate: scrapped | CV-36 USS Antietam | |
| 1975-may | Fate: scrapped | CV-15 USS Randolph sold for scrapping, in New Jersey | |
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LPH-8 USS Valley Forge 
