| (Repeat) Bogue Class Escort Carrier | |||||
| Ordered | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Stricken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (see below) | 18 May 1942 | 23 Aug 1942 | 9 Apr 1943 | 29 Aug 1946 | 1 Mar 1959 |
| Builder: Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash. | |||||
| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
Size | Image Description | Contributed By And/Or Copyright |
|---|---|---|---|
NS0303108 |
30k | USS Prince William (CVE-31) underway, date and location unknown. |
Robert Hurst |
![]() NS0303102 |
48k | Prince William, apparently while fitting out, early 1943. Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo. |
Tracy White |
![]() NS0303103 |
24k | USS Prince William (ACV-31), Puget Sound Navy Yard, 15 April 1943. Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo. |
Tracy White |
![]() NS0303104 |
39k | USS Prince William (ACV-31) underway off Port Townsend, Wash., 8 May 1943. Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo. |
Tracy White |
![]() NS0303105 |
37k | USS Prince William (ACV-31) underway off Port Townsend, Wash., 8 May 1943. Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo. |
Tracy White |
![]() NS0303106 |
39k | USS Prince William (ACV-31) underway off Port Townsend, Wash., 8 May 1943. Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo. |
Tracy White |
![]() NS0303107 |
36k | USS Prince William (ACV-31) underway off Port Townsend, Wash., 8 May 1943. Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo. |
Tracy White |
![]() NS0303101 |
52k | USS Prince William (CVE-31) underway in the Pacific in late 1943, with a deck load of 12 Douglas SBD Dauntlesses, a Grumman J2F Duck, two Curtiss SOC Seagulls, a Vought OS2U Kingfisher and a Douglas R4D. |
Haze Gray & Underway |
![]() NS0303109 |
94k | Broadside view of USS Prince William (CVE-31) off Mare Island on February 13, 1944. She was undergoing repairs at the yard from January 15–February 13, 1944. Official Navy photo # 1007-44. |
Darryl Baker |
![]() NS0303109a |
95k | Bow on view of USS Prince William (CVE-31) departing Mare Island on February 13, 1944. Official Navy photo # 1009-44. |
Darryl Baker |
![]() NS0303109b |
138k | Stern view of USS Prince William (CVE-31) departing Mare Island on February 13, 1944. Official Navy photo # 1012-44. |
Darryl Baker |
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