Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Light fleet carrier |
Class | Independence |
Pennant | CVL 23 |
Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 1 Jul 1940 |
Laid down | 2 Jun 1941 |
Launched | 6 Dec 1942 |
Commissioned | 25 Feb 1943 |
Lost | 24 Oct 1944 |
Loss position | 15° 21'N, 123° 31'E |
History | The Princeton was one of six US warships sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. She was heavily damaged by a Japanese air attack in position 15º21'N, 123º31'E and later sunk by US Naval forces as she was beyond salvage. 119 of her crew were killed. |
Former name | Tallahassee (CL-61) |
Commands listed for USS Princeton(i) (CVL 23)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. George Raymond Henderson, USN | 25 Feb 1943 | 7 Feb 1944 |
2 | T/Capt. William Houck Buracker, USN | 7 Feb 1944 | 24 Oct 1944 |
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