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USS Randolph (CV/CVA/CVS-15) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The second US Navy ship to bear the name, she was named for Founding Father Peyton Randolph , president of the First Continental Congress . [ 1 ]
The first USS Randolph was a 32-gun frigate in the Continental Navy named for Founding Father Peyton Randolph, the president of the First Continental Congress.Attaining only moderate success in her career, Randolph was destroyed by an explosion of her gunpowder stores during a naval action on 8 March 1778.
The Americans seemed to be on the verge of victory [clarification needed] when a spark entered the Randolph ' s powder magazine, causing a large explosion that completely destroyed the frigate in an instant. The USS Randolph then sank with a loss of 301 men and only four survivors. Captain Biddle died ten days later due to the wounds he sustained.
USS Randolph may refer to: USS Randolph (1776), a sailing frigate launched in 1776 and exploded in 1778 during an engagement with HMS Yarmouth; USS Randolph (CV-15), an aircraft carrier that served from 1944 to 1969; See also. MG Wallace F. Randolph, operated by the United States Army as a cable ship from 1942 to 1949
VA-176 was established on 4 June 1955 and equipped with the Douglas AD-6 Skyraider and assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. A year later the first deployment followed on board the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) to the Mediterranean Sea as part of Air Task Group 2 (ATG-2).
The first eight hulls were originally assigned names from historic Navy ships (Essex, Bon Homme Richard, Intrepid, Kearsarge, Franklin, Hancock, Randolph, Cabot). Lexington was originally laid down as Cabot, but was renamed during construction after the previous USS Lexington (CV-2) was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942.
For ships with unique names, "USS Shipname" redirects to the ship article. For reused names, ... USS Randall ; USS Randolph (1776, CV-15) USS ...
As per historical record, he dies aboard the USS Randolph in 1778 after being bested in combat by Connor Kenway. Biddle demands the right to go down with his ship and is subsequently killed when the Randolph is destroyed in an explosion of its gunpowder stores. [7] [8] He is voiced by Fred Tatasciore. [9]