USS Bataan
Independence-class aircraft carrier
USS Bataan, originally planned as USS Buffalo and also classified as CV-29, was an 11,000 ton Independence-class light aircraft carrier which was commissioned in the United States Navy during World War II on 17 November 1943. Wikipedia
Launched: August 1, 1943
Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Construction started: August 31, 1942
Length: 622′
Armament: 26 × Bofors 40 mm guns (2×4, 9×2); 18 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons (18×1)
Awarded: 16 December 1940
Commissioned: 17 November 1943
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