Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Aircraft carrier |
Class | Essex |
Pennant | CV 47 |
Mod | Long hull group |
Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 19 Aug 1944 |
Launched | 5 Sep 1945 |
Commissioned | 11 May 1946 |
End service | 28 Dec 1958 |
History | Wright was on renamed Phillipine Sea on 12 February 1945. |
Former name | Wright |
Commands listed for USS Phillipine Sea (CV 47)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. Delbert Strother Cornwell, USN | 11 May 1946 | 7 Jul 1947 (1) |
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