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USS Long Island (CVE 1)
Escort carrier of the Long Island / Archer class
USS Long Island on 27 April 1944.
Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Escort carrier |
Class | Long Island / Archer |
Pennant | CVE 1 |
Built by | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 7 Jul 1939 |
Launched | 11 Jan 1940 |
Commissioned | 2 Jun 1941 |
End service | 26 Mar 1946 |
History | Completed as the merchant Mormacmail. |
Commands listed for USS Long Island (CVE 1)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. Donald Bradley Duncan, USN | 2 Jun 1941 | 26 Dec 1941 |
2 | John Jennings Ballentine, USN | 26 Dec 1941 | 18 Apr 1942 |
3 | Cdr. James Duke Barner, USN | 18 Apr 1942 | 1 Feb 1943 |
4 | James Horner McKay, USN | 1 Feb 1943 | 18 Jul 1944 |
5 | Edward Orrick McDonnell, USNR | 18 Jul 1944 | Dec 1944 |
6 | William Millage Nation, USN | Dec 1944 | 27 Aug 1945 |
7 | T/Capt. Lex Leroy Black, USN | 27 Aug 1945 | Jan 1946 |
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