| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Light fleet carrier |
| Class | Independence |
| Pennant | CVL 29 |
| Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 31 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 1 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 17 Nov 1943 |
| End service | 9 Apr 1954 |
| History | Decommissioned 11 February 1947. |
| Former name | Buffalo (CL-99) |
Commands listed for USS Bataan (CVL 29)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. Valentine Hixon Schaeffer, USN | 17 Nov 1943 | 26 Aug 1944 |
| 2 | T/Capt. John Postell Heath, USN | 26 Aug 1944 | 5 Jun 1945 |
| 3 | T/Capt. Ward Carr Gilbert, USN | 5 Jun 1945 | 22 Mar 1946 |
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