Allied Warships

USS Barnes (ii) (CVE 20)

Escort carrier of the Bogue class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeEscort carrier
ClassBogue 
PennantCVE 20 
Built bySeattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down19 Jan 1942 
Launched2 May 1942 
Commissioned20 Feb 1943 
End service29 Aug 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 29 August 1946.
Stricken 1 March 1959.
Sold in 1959 and scrapped.

 

Commands listed for USS Barnes (ii) (CVE 20)

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1Capt. Cato Douglas Glover, Jr., USN20 Feb 1943???

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