| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Escort carrier |
| Class | Bogue |
| Pennant | CVE 20 |
| Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 19 Jan 1942 |
| Launched | 2 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 Feb 1943 |
| End service | 29 Aug 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 29 August 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Barnes (ii) (CVE 20)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. Cato Douglass Glover, Jr., USN | 20 Feb 1943 | 1 Jul 1943 |
| 2 | George Adrian Dussalt, USN | 1 Jul 1943 | 1 Jun 1944 |
| 3 | T/Capt. Daniel Nicol Logan, USN | 1 Jun 1944 | 10 Jul 1945 |
| 4 | T/Capt. William Kennedy Rhodes, USN | 10 Jul 1945 | 29 Aug 1946 |
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Notable events involving Barnes (ii) include:
18 Jul 1943
Around 0930K/18, the destroyer HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. N.A. Mackinnon, RAN) departed Brisbane to make rendezvous with the escort carrier USS Barnes (T/Capt. G.A. Dussalt, USN) approaching from the east.
Rendezvous was effected around 0925K/19 and course was set for Brisbane.
They arrived at Brisbane around 1420K/20. (1)
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Sources
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Stuart for July 1943
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