| Ships |
| Hull No. |
Ship Name |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Commission |
Status |
|
CVL 22 |
INDEPENDENCE |
5/1/1941 |
8/22/1942 |
1/14/1943 |
Sunk as target in weapons tests off California, survived atomic tests at Bikini Atoll. |
|
CVL 23 |
PRINCETON |
6/2/1941 |
10/18/1942 |
2/25/1943 |
War Loss; damaged by Japanese dive bomber, 24 Sep 1944; Fires were nearly brought under control when bombs stored in aft torpedo magazine exploded, causing massive destruction aboard and seriously damaging Birmingham. Fires spread out of control; ship was abandoned and scuttled with torpedoes. |
|
CVL 24 |
BELLEAU WOOD |
8/11/1941 |
12/6/1942 |
3/31/1943 |
transferred to France, 5 September 1953 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program; renamed BOIS BELLEAU and commissioned in French service 9 Sept 1953, designated R97. Returned to USN 9/60, stricken for disposal 1 Oct 1960. Scrapped at Chester PA in 1962. |
|
CVL 25 |
COWPENS |
11/17/1941 |
1/17/1943 |
5/28/1943 |
Stricken for disposal 1 Nov 1959, scrapped at Portland OR, 1961. |
|
CVL 26 |
MONTEREY |
12/29/1941 |
2/28/1943 |
6/17/1943 |
Stricken for disposal, 1 June 1970 and subsequently scrapped. |
|
CVL 27 |
LANGLEY |
4/11/1942 |
5/22/1943 |
7/15/1943 |
transferred to France under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program, 8 January 1951 and renamed LAFAYETTE (R-96); returned to U.S. and sold for scrap, Mar 1963. |
|
CVL 28 |
CABOT |
3/16/1942 |
4/4/1943 |
7/24/1943 |
Decommissioned 5 Aug 1989 at New Orleans for preservation by Cabot/Dedalo Foundation, but preservation efforts failed and the ship was towed to Port Isabel, TX 18 October 1997 in preparation for scrapping at Brownsville, TX; moved to Brownsville for scrapping 9 August 1998. Scrapping of Cabot began in November 2000 at Port Brownsville, Texas. |
|
CVL 29 |
BATAAN |
8/31/1942 |
8/1/1943 |
11/17/1943 |
Stricken for disposal 1 Sept 1959 and subsequently scrapped. |
|
CVL 30 |
SAN JACINTO |
10/26/1942 |
9/26/1943 |
11/15/1943 |
Sold for scrap, Dec 1971 |
