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USS MINDORO   (CVE-120)
(later AKV-20)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Charlie - Golf
Tactical Voice Radio Call: "WAYLAY"
CLASS - COMMENCEMENT BAY
Displacement 11,3730 Tons, Dimensions, 557' 7" (oa) x 75' x 30' 8" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/38AA 36 x 40mm, 20 x 20mm, 33 Aircraft.
Machinery, 16,000 SHP; Allis-Chambers, Geared Turbines, 2 screw
Speed, 19 Knots, Crew 1066.
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CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312008		 62k

US Navy photo of USS Mindoro at anchor, date and location unknown.

 David Buell
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312003		 91k Underway, circa 1950 (postcard). Richard Leonhardt
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312005		 47k USS Mindoro (CVE-120) underway, 28 April 1950, as blimp K-69 leaves her. K-69 was a non-rigid patrol airship used in ASW operations (USN photo). Robert Hurst
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312006		 51k

USS Mindoro (CVE-120) underway circa 1953, location unknown.

 Robert Hurst
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312007		 100k

USS Mindoro (CVE-120) underway with Marine Corps HRS transport helicopters on deck, October 1953, location unknown. Note flight-deck markings employed by US carriers at this time (USN photo).

 Robert Hurst
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312009		 94k

A series of photos of anti-submarine aircraft operating from USS Mindoro (CVE-120) in the second half of 1953.

S2F-1 Tracker taking off.

 Carl Musselman
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312009a		 81k

S2F-1 Tracker landing.
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312009b		 103k

S2F-1 Tracker.
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312009c		 113k

AF-2S Guardian, VS-30 squadron, taking off.
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312009d		 82k
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312009e		 88k

AF-2S's Guardians, VS-30 squadron, landing.
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312009f		 109k
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312009g		 122k

AF-2W Guardian, VS-30 squadron, taking off. Note the ventral radome, housing an APS-20 radar.
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312004		 125k

"Training Cruise." USS Mindoro (CVE-120) operated with Reserve ASW blimp units during the 1950s off the East coast. This painting by Wayne Scarpaci (size 18"x24") depicts such an ASW HUK (Hunter-Killer) group conducting flight ops.

 ©Wayne Scarpaci
"Mothballed"
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312001		 80k In reserve, South Boston Naval Annex. May 1958. ©Richard Leonhardt
CVE-120 Mindoro
NS0312002		 82k In reserve, South Boston Naval Annex. June 18, 1960. ©Richard Leonhardt
USS MINDORO CVE-120 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Mr. Ed Lang
Address:203 N 4th St Bethpage , NY, 11714-2003
Phone: 516-433-4086
E-mail: None
Related Links
Hazegray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Pages by Andrew Toppan.
Official U.S. Navy Carrier Website
The Crew's Log, USS Mindoro, CVE-120, by Howard Gregg
Escort Carrier Sailors & Airmen Association
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