Class of Escort Carriers, mainly converted from merchant ships during their build.
1942-apr-15 | Laid down | Laid down T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan | |
1942-aug-01 | Launched | Launched T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan | |
1943-apr-28 | Commissioned | Commissioned T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan in Jul 1943, reclassed as Escort Carrier, USS Croatan CVE-25 | |
1959-may-07 | Aircraft | Aircraft T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan reclassed as Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry and became USNS Croatan T-AKV-25 | |
1964 | Trials | Trials T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan used by NASA for testing ionospheric sounding rockets as part of the International Year of the Quiet Sun, off W coast of S America. | |
1965-aug-13 | Deployment | Deployment T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan departed Mobile, for Qui Nhon (S Vietnam) with Hueys of 229 Avn Bt as part of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), arrived in Lang Mai Bay on 13 Sep 1965. | |
1967-apr-22 | Port Visit | Port Visit T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan noted at Alameda with deck full of fixed wing aircraft and some Hueys. | |
1969-oct-23 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan | |
1970-sep-15 | Struck | Struck T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan | |
1971-feb-05 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan sold to Southern Scrap Material, New Orelans | |