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USS Princeton explodes after being torpedoed by USS Reno. Casualties on Princeton herself were relatively light considering the intensity of her fires; 108 men (10 officers and 98 enlisted men) were lost, while 1,361 crewmen were rescued. Princeton's Captain Buracker was later awarded the Purple Heart, Legion of Merit with the Combat "V", and ...
USS Princeton (CG-59) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy.Armed with naval guns and anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine missiles, plus other weapons, she is equipped for surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, and anti-submarine warfare.
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.
USS Independence † USS Princeton; Kitty Hawk class. USS America † Cancelled before completion. Essex class (‡ extended bow) USS Reprisal ‡ USS Iwo Jima ‡ No name assigned (CV-50) No name assigned (CV-51) No name assigned (CV-52) No name assigned (CV-53) No name assigned (CV-54) No name assigned (CV-55) Midway class. No name assigned ...
USS Princeton was a screw steam warship of the United States Navy.Commanded by Captain Robert F. Stockton, Princeton was launched on September 5, 1843.. On February 28, 1844, during a Potomac River pleasure cruise for dignitaries, one gun exploded, killing six people, including Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur and Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer, and injuring others, including a ...
USS Princeton (CVL-23) USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) USN raid on Tarawa and Makin Islands (18–19 September 1943) USN Task Force 50: USS Lexington (2) (CV-16) USS Princeton (CVL-23) USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) IJN ferry troops and equipment to reinforce Truk (Sept – October 1943) IJN Junyo (CVL) RN Atlantic convoy escort (23 September 1943 – 25 ...
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In January 1950, the squadron sailed from Alameda aboard USS Boxer. It was redesignated Fighter Squadron 192 on 15 February, and returned from the Western Pacific in June. Immediately upon return, VF-192 transitioned to the F4U-4 Corsair. The squadron deployed aboard USS Princeton from November 1950 to June 1951 in support of the Korean War.