Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1942 | |
| May 1, 1944 | |
| Oct 13, 1945 | Construction suspended 22 Aug 1946 |
| Sep 29, 1950 | to an improved SCB-27 design |
| Sep 15, 1952 | departed San Diego for Korean waters andFast Carrier Task Force 77. Returned May 1953. |
| Aug 31, 1963 |  Subic Bay Harbour visited Subic Bay en route to Japanese waters. |
| Apr 5, 1965 | departed San Diego with CVW-16 embarked and escorted by USS King, headed for Vietnam. Returned in Dec 1965. off Vietnam |
| Oct 26, 1966 | serious fire on board, Gulf of Tonkin. HC-1 Det G embarked. Accident |
| May 14, 1971 | Deployed to W Pacific and off Vietnam until Dec 1971, HS-6 embarked. |
| Oct 26, 1971 | exercising in Philippine waters with HMS Glamorgan until 27 Oct. |
| Jun 28, 1972 | collision with USS Nitro during RAS, c 150nm E of Da Nang Accident |
| Aug 1974 | NS Long Beach 8 month extended alongside period at Long Beach Naval Shipyard |
| Sep 30, 1976 | |
| May 17, 2006 | Great Carrier Reef sunk in Gulf of Mexico, known as Great Carrier Reef. |