Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 2 January 1948. Broadside view, starboard side. Taken in Puget Sound, off Restoration Point.

Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 2 January 1948. Bow view, approx 45 degrees off center line. Taken in Puget Sound, off Restoration Point.

Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo.

USS Rendova (CVE-114) entering Gibraltar harbor in April 1948, with a deckload of aircraft, including AT-6 training planes to be delivered to the Turkish Air Force (see above).

Photographed from USS Valley Forge (CV-45), which was then on her 'round the World cruise. Note Grumman F8F Bearcat fighters in the foreground.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (# 80-G-705546).

USS Rendova (CVE-114) Mediterranean moored to the BAPCO pier at Bahrain, circa July 1948. Mooring description from the original report: "A Mediterranean type moor to the BAPCO pier was employed when the ship refueled. The port anchor was dropped well up stream and thirty fathoms of chain veered. The starboard anchor was then dropped and one hundred and five fathoms of chain veered. At the same time the amount of chain veered to the port anchor was increased to one hundred and thirty-five fathoms. The stern was pushed around until perpendicular to the dock and then secured to the dock ...".

The original photograph is in a 16 July 1948 report among USS Rendova post-1946 Reports, held by the Naval Historical Center's Operational Archives Branch, 1999.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97445).

Rear Admiral Daniel E. Barbey, USN, Commander, 13th Naval District joins Mayor John Anderson of Tacoma, Washington, and members of the ship's crew at a meal in the crew's mess of USS Rendova (CVE-114), on 3 January 1951. Rendova was recommissioned on that day for Korean War service.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (# 80-G-425481).

"And Let the Rest of the World Roll By"

"The thoughts of Arthur James Yettke, aviation boatswain's mate, third class, USN, are far from the realities of war as he catches a few winks while waiting for striking planes to return home. 'Home', for the present, is the escort carrier USS Rendova (CVE-114) now operating off the coast of Korea with the Marine 'Devilcats' Squadron."

Photograph and caption released by Commander Naval Forces Far East, under date of 20 October 1951. His bed, and the surroundings, consist of .50 caliber machine gun ammunition in wooden crates, ammunition cans and unpackaged in links. Crates are marked with both Navy Bureau of Ordnance crossed cannon and Army Ordnance flaming bomb.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97083).

Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Brilliant, USMC, "Commanding Officer of the Marine 'Devilcats' Squadron (VMF-212) returns aboard the escort carrier USS Rendova (CVE-114) from the British destroyer HMS Comus." Brilliant was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire and after bailing out of his damaged plane, was rescued at sea by the Comus.

Photograph and quoted portion of caption released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 20 October 1951. Note details of breeches bouy used for the transfer, and crew working jackets marked with Rendova's hull number.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97105).

"In order to impress the importance of making third class petty officer on 94 new PO3s, the ship's company of USS Rendova (CVE 114) assembled on the flight deck to witness the awarding of petty officer certificates."

From "All Hands" magazine, January 1952 issue.

An aerial view of USS Rendova (CVE-114), 6 May 1952. National Archives photo # 80-G-442040.

USS Rendova (CVE-114) off San Diego, California, circa 1952-54, with crewmen paraded on the flight deck. The photo was received by the Naval Photographic Center in December 1959.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97443).

USS Rendova (CVE-114) departing San Diego, California, January 1954, with her crew manning the rails and her anti-submarine warfare air group on the flight deck. USS Sperry (AS-13), with submarines alongside, and another tender are moored in the background.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97444).

USS Rendova (CVE-114) berthed at Mare Island on 29 October 1954. She was undergoing repairs at Mare Island from 28 October 1954 to 2 February 1955. Official US Navy photo (# 23460-10-54).