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USS Independence (CVL-22)

Light aircraft carrier
USS Independence (CVL-22) was a United States Navy light aircraft carrier. The lead ship of her class, she served during World War II. Converted from the hull of a Cleveland-class light cruiser, she was built by the New York Shipbuilding... Wikipedia
Length: 623′
Launched: August 22, 1942
Commissioned: 14 January 1943
Complement: 1,569 officers and men (inc. air group)
Decommissioned: 28 August 1946
Displacement: 10,662 tons standard, 14,751 tons loaded