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USS Princeton (CV/CVA/CVS-37, LPH-5) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton.
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CV-37) pictured at anchor in Tsingtao, China, with aircraft of Carrier Air Group Thirteen (CVG-13) on the flight deck, circa November 1948. Note that her airgroup was composed only of Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat fighters (VF-131, VF-132) and Grumman TBM-3E/-3Q Avenger bombers (VA-15, VA-135).
Sea Control Squadron 37 or VS-37 also known as the "Sawbucks" was an Anti Submarine Warfare squadron that was decommissioned in 1995 along with CVW-15. [1] During its active history, it flew during the Korean and Vietnam Wars [ 2 ] as well as operating the last S-2 Trackers inservice with the US Navy in 1975.
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CV-4 Ranger: Ranger (lead ship) 4 June 1934 18 October 1946 12 years, 136 days Scrapped in 1947 [18] CV-5 Yorktown: Yorktown (lead ship) 30 September 1937 7 June 1942 4 years, 250 days Sunk in the Battle of Midway in 1942 [19] CV-6 Enterprise: Yorktown: 12 May 1938 17 February 1947 8 years, 281 days Scrapped in 1960 [20] CV-7 Wasp: Wasp (lead ...
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USS Princeton (PG-13), a gunboat launched in 1897 and commissioned in 1898; USS Princeton (CVL-23), a light aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1943, sunk at Leyte Gulf in 1944; USS Princeton (CV-37), an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1945, serving in the Korean War and Vietnam War, reclassified LPH-5 in 1959, decommissioned 1970
April 30 – Six aircraft from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CV-37) attack the Hwachon Dam, attempting to destroy its sluice gates to prevent North Korea from shutting them and allowing the Pukhan River below to dry up so that North Korean and Chinese troops could cross the riverbed. Dropping one 2,000-pound (910 kg) bomb each ...