Allied Warships

USS Phillipine Sea (CV 47)

Aircraft carrier of the Essex class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeAircraft carrier
ClassEssex 
PennantCV 47 
ModLong hull group 
Built byBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down19 Aug 1944 
Launched5 Sep 1945 
Commissioned11 May 1946 
End service28 Dec 1958 
History

Wright was on renamed Phillipine Sea on 12 February 1945.
Decommissioned 28 December 1958.
Stricken 1 December 1969.
Sold 23 March 1971 to be broken up for scrap.

 
Former nameWright

Commands listed for USS Phillipine Sea (CV 47)

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1T/Capt. Delbert Strother Cornwell, USN11 May 19467 Jul 1947 (1)

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